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The Northern Adventure

The Northern Adventure
Blogger: Miriam 
Our first time going on a sleeping ferry! But first we had to wait in long lines of cars and find our parking spot. But finally we grabbed our things and got out of the car. When we got inside we grabbed our cabin keys and went to our room, 702. Lucy and I were to sleep in the bed and Mama and Daddy on the floor on deck five but then we saw the space inside our cabin. There was room for like ten people to sleep on the floor even though it wouldn’t be comfortable. Lucy and I would have slept on the floor but Mama and Daddy were the ones with the mats and sleeping bags so they were to sleep at the foot of the bed. We had a bathroom and a shower inside and two big circular windows looking at the side and bow of the boat. We had a fridge, a TV, small desk, a desk chair, double bed, two comfortable chairs, a phone, two pictures, one mirror, a closet, a circular table, two bedside tables (that had lips on the edges so that nothing fell off), three mints, and the most wonderful view of the sea. There were no rooms for four and the rooms that connected two rooms were all out but this was much better! Only four rooms at the front of the boat looked like this and (because of our awesome mother) we were lucky to have one of them. Meanwhile, Lala, Purple Bear, Orange Puff, Lillian, and Marshmallow (Me and Lucy’s stuffies) took a vow to not look away from the window until the boat started to move.

The first important announcement to come on was about how they could not fit all of the cars on the boat and that they had to change some peoples’ tickets to foot tickets and that’s why it was taking so long for the boat to leave the dock at Port Hardy. We walked around the outdoor deck for awhile but the boat did not start so we went back to the car to get some last minute things. When we got back to our cabin the boat still had not started. We kept thinking that we were feeling and hearing noises and movements that meant the boat was going to start but it took quite a while for the safety announcement to come on. When it did we were ready to finally start our trip. Out we went away from the dock and only a couple minutes later there was an another announcement that a whale had been spotted up ahead to the left. We did not end up seeing the whale but it was fun to know one was there. Lucy and I could finally convince our stuffies to look away from the window but it took quite a while for us to look away ourselves. Eventually though there was an announcement that a movie was playing downstairs on deck five so me and Lucy went to watch it because we had not watched a movie in a long time and sometimes it’s nice to sit and watch something. During the movie, I would look up to see that it was getting darker and darker and we were rocking back and forth quite a bit and I could feel it too! When the movie was over and Lucy and I went back up to our cabin and Mama and Daddy said that it was finally time to get in bed. We had to close the curtains for “Navigational Purposes” because it was getting dark outside so we did just that. After reading and thinking for a bit we all fell asleep. 

In the morning we got up and had some granola and yogurt for breakfast and now here I am sitting at the small desk writing this blog post.





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  1. BethieJH5 June 2019 at 16:13

    What a view Miriam!!!
    You are right- your mom is the most amazing taste in booking special places for you to stay. I wonder how you will ever be able to choose a favourite after this adventure 😃.
    Miss you - ttys.

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