On the way from Sitka to Petersburg, the high-speed ferry passed us going the opposite direction. This is the ferry we took from Juneau to Sitka. It is a catamaran and travels twice as fast as the other ferries. We actually traveled on four different ferries--one of them twice. The sailing times varied from 4 1/2 to 11 1/2 hours. Often we went out on the deck to take pictures. Some of the areas on each ferry had lounge seats, and we even napped a couple times. All of the ferrys had cafeterias that served good food.
This was one of our long days. We saw a number of humpback whales and dolphins. The whales were in the distance and never breached--all we saw were backs and tails. However, the dolphins swam alongside and seemed as though they were racing us. They appeared to be having a great time.
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