We were up at 4.30am this morning as we had an early ferry to catch. It was a 5.5 hour journey on the ferry from Valdez to Whittier. It was a stunning cruise through the prince william sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was a solarium deck which is a covered outdoor area with heat lamps and deck chairs. So we grabbed a couple of chairs and had a good snooze under the lamps. Even though it was outside it was toasty and warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We arrived in the tiny town of Whittier just before 1pm. It was drizzly and there wasn\u2019t much to see. The port looked nice and there was some old army barracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are only two ways in and out of Whittier. One is via a boat, which we did. The other is via a long narrow tunnel which was built in the 1940s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s a one way tunnel and is shared with a train. They have scheduled times to go through it and we were scheduled for 2pm. I was a little apprehensive about it, being a tiny tunnel going through a massive mountain, but it wasn\u2019t too bad. It\u2019s 2.6 miles long and top speed is 25 mph, so we were through in just under 7 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We made our way toward the town of Seward, but got caught in a traffic jam. A fatal accident had occurred earlier causing a 6 hour delay. We chose to turn back and found a campground for the night in the forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was cold and damp and another window has started leaking. We\u2019ll look at that another day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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We were up at 4.30am this morning as we had an early ferry to catch. It was a 5.5 hour journey on the ferry from Valdez to Whittier. It was a stunning cruise through the prince william sounds. There was … Continue reading