Woke up this morning still feeling a little tired after our long day yesterday however the sun was shining and the Inner Passage waters were looking fabulous, gleaming and calm for a day of ship travel. We were once again greeted by seals, dolphins and whales but the highlight of the day was reaching Petersburg, just prior to lunch. Petersburg is situated halfway between Juneau and Ketchikan. A wonderfully quaint town for all we could see from the ship's deck, some beautiful scenery I must say.The journey so far has highlighted the Alakan woods bordering and rising from the water's edge. As we get closer to towns, cabins line the shores. As we docked at Petersburg we watched a sea plane land. Marvellous all around. We have been blessed to see some of the marine life on the journey, whales, seals, and just as we left Petersburg, a pod of young Orca whales frolicking in the relative shallow waters of one of the Inside Passage channels we had to negotiate. We had seen them while docked and hoped they would still be around as we continued our trip. Leaving Petersburg we enter into the 21 mile long Wrangell Narrows, a narrow channel with the most beautiful landscapes you can imagine. The captian navigates slowly along with a spotter also located at the front of the ship at this time. The scenery, although somewhat the same, continues to amaze. Islands dotted throughout the Inside Passage, homes along the shoreline while the ports we have pulled into are what you imagine fishing based villages to be like. At one stage we appeared to be in lumberjack territory as rows of sawn logs lined the shore. This made some of us break into song of "I'm A Lumberjack And I'm Okay" but this was very short lived. Glass like water conditions have made for very smooth sailing. The Inside Passage changes from broad expanses of water to very narrow channels which require much care and attention to negotiate. But, ever present are the snow and glacier topped mountains on the horizon. We have passed a couple of cruise ships on their way north and we feel quite comfortable that we are probably seeing a little more of the Inside Passage than the passengers on those ships. As our ship is a car/passenger ferry it is amazing to see just what can go onto the ship. Extra large RV's. work machinery, pick up trucks hauling fishing boats along with passenger cars are all loaded with precision. A little time on we arrive at Wrangell, again another small village on the mainland but only accessible by ship. Fishing is the main operation in the area with tourism also having many visitors attracted to visit the islands. Many of the islands are only accessible by boat, with the bigger settleents having flights - small planes generally. As dusk settles, the islands that have been green all day have turned to grey and have become just sillouettes on the horizon. A brillant pink sunset appears off the stern of our ship while alongside our ship a tug is pulling a heavily laden barge, as can be seen the lights of far off fishing boats bobbing in the distance. Later on the moonlight (almost a full moon) glistens on the water, we could see the lights of Ketchikan glowing in the darkness. We are now on the final leg of this journey,an expected stop being Ketchikan (around10.30 pm tonight) then whilst we sleep the ferry will continue to Prince Rupert where we are due to arrive and disembark around 7.00-7,30 am. This concludes our Alaskan days and nights.