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Saturday's Ferry Musings

Note: This was written on Saturday evening...

As I write this I’ve been on the ferry for a full 24 hours now. I’m currently listening to Boston’s “More Than A Feeling” and drinking an Alaskan Summer. It’s a high overcast outside and I just finished watching “The Bridge” and “Black Swan.” Still another two hours until I can buy dinner. I have eaten all of the food I brought for the ferry, with the exception of one last apple-and-almond-butter combo. I have taken a two hour nap. I am writing this to keep my mind busy. :o)

It’s been a really nice ferry trip so far. I made up my little bed area last night and was really comfortable. My new ThermaRest ProLite Plus is UH-MAY-ZING. It is the most comfortable sleeping pad I’ve ever slept on, hands down. I was super comfy last night. I was woken up at 5am by some people talking loudly, apparently not realizing they were in the observation deck that us people who don’t have cabins use as a sleeping area.


I couldn’t get back to sleep, so I headed to the cafeteria for a cup of weak coffee (no offense, AMH). I read for an hour and watched the sun rise. I think it probably started to rise around 4am?


Some nice people came and sat at the table next to mine. The ferry is great because you always meet people. We chatted and whale-watched for a couple of hours (seeing two!). I managed to finish a book I was reading. When I had originally gone to sit down at my table I had noticed a stick of Old Spice “Swagger” deodorant sitting with the condiments at the table next to mine. I mentally laughed and then sat down, not thinking of it any more. When the nice people came and sat at that table they noticed the “Swagger,” which then prompted many jokes. Is it a subtle hint from the ferry system? Is there a man on the ship who is staggering around because he has lost his “Swagger”? We had a whole commercial plotted out. I love meeting people on the ferry!


Another gentleman came and sat at the table on the other side of me and set up his Melitta filter. I jokingly told him that I was so jealous that he was getting good coffee and he said, “I have lots of coffee! Do you want to make yourself a cup?” YES, SIR. It was absolutely delicious. I was in heaven.

I finished my coffee and headed to the front observation lounge and began to look for whales again. We were in open water at that point, so there are often whales. We saw three or four, which was pretty cool. While the whales were too far away for me to take any real good pictures, I’ve gotten some pretty shots with my Diana Mini since I’ve been on the boat.



So now I’m sitting here and wishing time would pass quicker and wish that I had another movie to watch. Or that I was tired so that I could sleep more. Or that it was an hour later so then it would be time for dinner. I have been watching the outside world and the amount of people walking around the outside of the ferry as a track. Some people seem to be making pretty good time.

When I’m on the ferry I tend to think of myself as “Brittany: Ambassador of the Sea.” Because I’ve been on the ferry so many times, I am often telling people where the bathroom is, where the solarium is, little facts about being on the ferry, whatever. I really enjoy traveling on the ferry system!