VALDEZ TO WHITTIER ON THE M/V AURORA JUNE 16 HAPPY FATHERS DAY

Sunday: Got up at 4:45 am to get on the ferry by 6 am.  The sun was already high in the sky.

The cruise to Whittier takes 6 hours, then we are driving to Seward.  Buzz's day-only 95 miles to drive!

                                                                    M/V AURORA

                                                 "Boots" tucked in-had to back in now gesh!

                                          Loading up-Buzz how ya gonna turn into the first  lane?

Becoming an excellent rig driver now!

                                                         Heading out of Valdez Harbor

                    A better shot Bligh's Reef Marker site of EXXON VALDEZ oil spill 1989

                                                                Through the Ice Flow

                                                             Bald Eagle on the ice flow

                                                                         Our Course

Can't believe how calm the inland passage is

                                                                    Whittier, AK

population 176-only way in by boat or train and personal 

vehicle thru 2.6mile shared tunnel-of course single lane

with scheduled time passings

OK not even staying for lunch-lets get in line

                                                           Tunnel through the mountain

Karen wasn't driving the Jeep thru; so we hooked all

back up- didn't want to loose my navigator 

                         This the longest car and train tunnel in North America, one way traffic.

                                                  Here we go-the tracks made it quite slippery

                                Rather narrow and the train tracks throw you from side to side
                                                      needless to say we drove slow

                                    out the otherside  2.6  miles at 15 mph and "Dora" had to climb

                                                    Hey they have to pay $12 to go through.  

Many waiting to go into Whittier

We get out for free! 

                                                          beautiful Portage Lake on other side

On to Seward

                                            Sunday afternoon traffic going back to Anchorage

   Kenai Peninsula          

                                          Driving toward Seward on the Seward Highway

Haven't seen so many cars in 3 weeks

                                                  Always road construction--we take it slow

Another red flag-more road hazards

                                                                   MOOSE PASS

Well, that's all I could get of the town-we be drivin'

                                        Our campsite overlooking Resurrection Bay-Seward AK
Seward is the terminus for most cruise ships; unloading passengers here and taking them to Anchorage by either rail or bus to continue their tour or to fly home.  Big marina with many fishing boats and pleasure boats.  Quaint downtown. The city runs the camping right here on the bay.  Beautiful spot.  We're dry camping.
Breaking records here--Hi of 86