Company on the water

ONBOARD THE M/V MALASPINA - - The ferry system, like bush pilots in Alaska and Canada, provides a lifeline to a lot of places along the AL/CAN coast not accessible by road. Here's one of BCFerries snazzy vehicle haulers heading north.
We are now on the 594 nautical mile non-stop leg from Ketchican to Bellingham. (1 mile nautical mile = 1.15 statue miles) This route meanders among the three covered islands along the Canadian coast with a village or two scattered along the way.