Although this is certainly not Two Years Before the Mast, I’ll be quite ready to get off this boat tomorrow. The ferry ride has certainly been very comfortable, too comfortable even. This thing has internet, which I’ll admit is fairly awesome. It is not the fastest connection, but it is better than any connection I’ve experienced on much larger, luxuriously appointed cruise ships. We've had a nice dry spot to sleep, open air, under heat lamps. The weather has been great with the exception of a rainy night in Ketchikan. Instead of getting off in Prince Rupert we decided to switch boats in Ketchikan as to avoid any more time in Canada all together. It took some whining, and 15 minutes of driving rain to convince Stevens that sleeping in a tent would be a good
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