north↑wards SF → Prudhoe Bay

35. Fähre I

Finally on the ferry

105 hm
Ascent
115 hm
Descent
1:00 h
On the road
0:56 h
Pure riding
18.2 km/h
Avg speed
17 km
Distance


After shortly going into town to get some food supplies, I started early to catch the ferry in time. It was a good idea: About 900m before the terminal I hit a stone and got a flat tire - the first one on the whole tour!
Since you cannot walk a bike with 40kg of lagguage and a flat tire, I had to replace the tube. Fortunately it all went well and 20min later I was at the terminal (with a new tube in the backwheel).
The ferry was not even cloase to being full and I easily found a spot to sleep during the night. As many others I did not take one of the very expensive cabins and sleep on the floor instead.
The only bad thing was the weather: Instead of a stunning scenery we often saw clouds and fog only.

Overview map

Date of the stage: 07.06.2014