Marine Highway pictures

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We got on the first leg of our ferry trip from Haines to Juneau on August 13th. The Fairweather ferry was a fast ferry and traveled 43 miles per hour at 75 percent throttle. It was powered by 4 jet thrusters and was built in Connecticut and commissioned in 2004. The Columbia ferry from Juneau to Bellingham Washington could carry  941 passengers and 143 vehicles.

The fast ferry - Fairweather from Haines to Juneau                                                     Some tourists in the lounge on the Fairweather

Eating area off the galley next to the purser's window                                                A view from the deck on our ferry at Ketchikan

On the rear of the ferry heading for Bellingham                                                                On the top deck looking forward - the Columbia ferry

One of the passengers that stayed on the deck                                                                  The last meal in the restaurant before departing in Bellingham

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