Rough sea, cozy cabin

When I called my Mom this morning from the first town on our route she had never sounded so happy to hear from me. We had been out cell range for 38 hours. Last night we were awoken by what they call around here 'the motion of the ocean' which essentially means rough seas. I woke up feeling like I was spinning and had to get up and move about our small cabin to regain my sense of up and down. It calmed down about an hour later. The ferry is fun and I don't want it to end yet, it's nice to spend time with Gabe and have absolutely nothing to do all day but read and eat and look at the beautiful scenery. We discovered the observatory today, a spacious lounge with airplane like seating and huge windows, I think it's the most peaceful place I've ever been in my life. This morning when we got off the ship in Ketchikan to eat breakfast there was a bald eagle just sitting on the dock, it was still there when we returned calm and stoic. Heather sounded like she was next door when I talked to her on the phone, I already miss her a ton and want her to move up here too. The scenery gets more beautiful the closer we get to Haines, so far this is the life.