Days 4 and 5

Day 4 - We spent the entire day in Bellingham. We didn't do anything very exciting except look for rain gear. I am going to a place that gets 10 feet of rain a year. Yes I did just say 10 feet. We looked through the mall. It's the smallest mall I've been to with so many major department stores. We met some very friendly people.

Day 5 - We got up and went to see Dark Knight. Yay for the new Batman movie. I enjoyed it and was very surprised that places played movies at 9:00 in the morning. We also drove around trying to find Grizzly Tool. We found a warehouse but didn't successfully find a showroom. I need a square drill bit to screw a few bookcases my dad built me but didn't assemble, they're easier to transport that way. We also struck out at Home Depot and Lowes. We went to Walmart to do a little grocery shopping. We got non-perishable food stuff since it's probably cheaper than what we'd find in Alaska. Then it was off to the ferry. I went and got the tickets while mom waited in the truck. The nicest guy was behind the counter, he wasn't too bad looking either. After that we went to the loading dock. The guy at the guard shack was very nice and he picked on mom, which was fun. Then we played the waiting game. We went and sat in the line they told us to be in. We got things ready for the trip. After about 30 minutes they told us we could park on the ferry. That was a new experience. Mom had loads of fun, not. The guys directing her started to get a little frustrated because she would over turn the wheel. It all turned out ok. We were one of the first people on the ferry so we staked out a couch to sit on. It was pretty nice and we put our names on the waiting list for a cabin, we were 8th on the list. We wondered around the ship and finally settled in the forward observation deck. Lots of people talked to us.
We were finally underway and sitting eating some decent ship food when all of a sudden over the speaker came my name. Mom practically ran down to the purser's desk. We had gotten a cabin. She was so excited, now we didn't have to sleep on deck chairs. It's a 4 person cabin, so two sets of bunk beds, a sink, a chair, a small table, and a bathroom. We also have a great window view. We then talked to some more people including a women who is going to Barrow to teach grade school. Then it was off to bed.