Alaska Day 21

Today's trip was a little different.  We decided to take the Ferry from Valdez to Whittier.  We thought we would take the fast ferry that would leave at 12:15 PM and arrive at 3:00 PM.  There was one problem with this plan there was only 1 space available.  Plan B was to take the slow ferry that would leave at 8:00 AM and arrive at 1:45 PM.  This turned out to be a great decision. The trip was fantastic with some good information from a US Forrest Ranger.  We saw some sea otters, sea lions and even some whales.  The ship traveled at 14 knots a very leisurely pace.  We went by the Columbia glacier and through a bunch of icebergs from it.  We arrived in Whittier on time and then on to the next adventure.  The Whittier tunnel, 2.5 mile long single lane (really a train tunnel) that is used for vehicle traffic alternating each way every 15 minutes.  We arrived and the person directing traffic pulled us out of line and we wondered what has Dudley done now.  The person told us it was for our safety to go last through the tunnel.  We believed it was for car safety so in the event a biker goes down a car won;t run over them also.  It is an interesting ride with the tunnel floor wet and the space between the tracks metal plating.  We then proceeded to Anchorage for the evening.  Not many miles today only 62.  It was a great day in the trip.  Tomorrow on to Tok