One more REI. We are standing outside the Mother Ship! The REI in Seattle, WA where it all began. We decided to not drive thru the Yukon after Whitehorse or thru BC as the nights were getting seriously cold and many of the services were already closed for the season. We headed west on a bit of a scary road to Prince Rupert, BC to pick up the AK Ferry. Convoluted planning (Prince Rupert on the MV Taku to Ketchikan then board the MV Kennicott to go from Ketchikan to Bellingham. As lovely as the ferry system and the scenery are, I have had enough for now. We had a bit of a glitch at the Prince Rupert ferry entrance. the purser, checking out ticket, said that the ferry to Bellingham only leaves Ketchikan on Wednesdays...We were there on Thursday with tickets all paid for. Panic! A week in Ketchikan?? His error. We were booked on the proper Thursday ferry. However, in all the confusion, Bob drove over a cement parking bumper and scrunched the driver's door so that it will not open. We should have been safely in line for the ferry, not pulled over to go into the office about our tickets (which were fine). That will be an expensive repair and we cannot use the door.
Tomorrow we visit Mt. St. Helen's Visitor Center. Originally, this area was not on our itinerary. We will still be able to swing up thru Glacier and then to Yellowstone but will miss Lake Louise and Jasper.
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