Originally Posted by
Cheetah_SA
Thanks again Gardyloo. Still thinking about Nome and the other possibilities.
I did look into the ferry loop (previously also kindly suggested by Big4Flyer). But the ferries only run every second day - and the schedules just happen to be out of synch with our dates making that impossible within our time constraints.
Looks the Alaska Marine Highway took one of the fast ferries out of service for the summer. FVF Chenega usually is based in Prince William Sound. Would normally allow daily or more departures departures. Can't find out too much info beyond it being a budget issue as to why it's not operating.
Did you check both directions? As in, Valdez to Whittier as well as Whittier to Valdez, if the dates would work? Could drive the loop in either direction. I actually prefer the slow ferry, gives a better view. Hard to beat the sightseeing value.