July 27th The Ferry from Prince Rupert to Haida Gwaii

It rained, rained, rained this morning in Prince Rupert. We drove to the ferry before 8:00 am and we're surprised to see people there already. Yes it does take two hours to load the ferry. We were pleasantly surprised by the friendly ferry workers. They were in good spirits and willing to help.

The Northern Adventure has 7 decks, cabins, restaraunt and lounges, on board movies and friendly staff. Hecate Straight has a reputation for being rough. As long as we were in sight of land it was not too bad, but as soon as we hit open ocean for two hours, it got rougher. There are seasick bags every where, and the staff makes sure that everyone is comfortable. I took two gravols just in case, but found that the best thing was to go upstairs outside and get fresh air on the deck.

Still calm. Just outside of Prince Rupert.

Hard to get a good picture through the window. A little rougher.

We are in Queen Charlotte city at the Sea Raven Motel. Had dinner at the Ocean view seaside house. It was very good. Tomorrow on to Tlell for the Haida house.