Left today to return from Victoria Island, B.C. to Anacortes, WA on the ferry.  The crossing was perfect - no seasickness, thank goodness.  I didn't even take any motion sickness pills this time.  The water was very calm, not like I have encountered on some crossings on the Great Lakes.

As we were pulling out of the harbor in Sidney, B.C., I spotted this beauty.  I also need to relate a funny sight just before the ferry pulled out of the harbor.  A fishing boat was pulling in to dock and the people on board must have known someone on the ferry as several were holding up silvery fish about 2 feet long and doing "victory dances" as they faced the ferry.  Really pretty silly but they were sure happy with their "catch".

As we got close to Anacortes, WA, we passed this ferry headed to Sidney, B.C.  There was heavy fog for a short distance.  It seemed almost unreal - like a ghost ship.

Preparing to dock in Anacortes.  We were car number 4 off the ferry and had a good full of the docking procedure.

A couple of days ago I posted a picture of a deer spotted in a residential area of Bellingham, WA.  Today we were on our way to Walmart to pick up a couple of sleeping bags and what did we see but another one - this one a 9 point buck right beside the road.  We have been through lots of wilderness area on this trip and both deer were seen right in town.

Tomorrow afternoon we catch the ferry to Juneau.  I was confused about how long we will be there.  It is a 3 day trip by ferry, we'll arrive about 6 AM and leave about 3 AM the next morning with a 3 day trip back.  That will give us a day in Juneau - just enough time to catch the highlights and whet our appetite to come back to Alaska.
Since we decided to do this trip on the spur of the moment, there were no staterooms left so we will have to sleep on lounge chairs on deck unless they have a cancellation on a stateroom - hence the sleeping bags.  We need to get raincoats tomorrow as the weather could be rainy or misty.  Think good thoughts for a stateroom!