>>North to Alaska – 26
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>July 15, 2007
>
>Even though we got in late last night we couldn’t sleep. We had to get 
>to the other end of Vancouver Island, 330 miles, to get a ferry to 
>Anacortes, Washington, by 4:00 a.m. The ferry is the only way off of 
>the island and going to Washington will save us a two hour line at the 
>boarder. This is only a two hour ride.
>
>The ride south on the island is very nice, except for the rain. It 
>really didn’t rain hard much and it wasn’t constant. Just in and out of 
>rain for most of the morning. It wasn’t cold either. The sun started to 
>show and the rain stopped and the traffic started. We have seen so 
>little traffic in the last 3 weeks that we were not used to driving 
>with other vehicles around on OUR roads. We survived and made the boat 
>lineup by 3:30 a.m. The boat was late and we had to wait till almost 7 
>before we left the dock close to an hour late.
>
>The trip was through the San Juan Islands. What a great cruising ground! 
>There were neat little harbors, protected waters, gorgeous scenery and 
>plenty of places to hide. If I ever get another boat these islands 
>would be a great place to spend a season. It was a quiet trip and we 
>found the motel. Another good day.