Even though we had a 6hr. delay on leaving Haines Alaska by shortening our stays in the ports between Haines and Bellingham we were able to make it to Bellingham on time.
I also heard rumblings that we had to be on time or the Longshoreman wouldn't be around to dock us. Guess they have a pretty strong union
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| Bellingham Terminal Just before we left the protection of the inside passage they had us all go to the car deck and re-check our tie-downs |
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| The Raven was the first bike in line |
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| Joe from Southern Illinois |
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| Bob and Len From NewJersey |
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| Len added a neat accessory for his riding pleasure |
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| Bob, Len, Tom ,and Joe There were quite a few bikes on this trip, there was about 10-12 bikes that were from the east coast. From what I understand the bikes were consolidated, shipped to Washington, the owners flew in, got on their bikes, got on the ferry and then spent their time touring Alaska. When it was over they reversed the process. Anyway our friends Bruce and Kathy (whom we met last year during our trip to Prince of Wales Island) being true to theirs words met us in Bellingham and traveled with us in their jeep. it was great since they knew the whole area we wanted to tour in. Additionally they had a membership to private campgrounds all the way down the coast. The first campground we went to, was in LaConner Wa. It's only about 40 miles away from Bellingham but it gave us a chance a better chance to arrange our gear and lock down our travel plans. La Conner is a town in Skagit County, Washington, United States with a population of 891 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. I guess LaConnor would actually be considered a artist community there are just a lot of shops that sell things. I mean everything.        
     
Shoppers Paradise
       Oh did I mention it rains a lot here.  Rain Forest   Wet
Club House at Campground
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Next Stop is Seaview Wa. with a stop in Seattle
