Did that exact same trip but in reverse back in 1989. Had a blast.

Dear Adventures with Ben, Yet again I enjoyed every single frame of this absolute masterpiece. The video was not what I would expect of an Adventures with Ben video when in comparison with the rest of your videos, however I still was very much delighted to watch it. I also loved watching the scenery of the ferry ride which I was not expecting going in. It is easy to tell you are a true adventurer by the fact that you chose to be in a tent overnight in the ferry (which I was also surprised to see a lot of other people doing). Any regular person would have stayed in the room with the bunkbeds that you had shown on camera. One of the best parts and my personal favorite part (even though every second is a work of art) was the part where you were driving the boat and you were given special permissions to go into the captains deck. I thought it was very nice of the crew and whomever the informant of the captain and crew was to allow you to go back to the private sectors of the boat. I had never seen a ferry in such a way until now, in fact the whole concept was a bit beyond my understanding (in the sense that I didn't know very much about the process of a ferry). Due to your video I was able to become educated on all sorts of things I would need and want to know before, and while using a ferry. I am glad to see that you have safely and quickly made it to South Eastern Alaska. I am always glad to see that you are able to adventures even during your days that consist of mainly travel. I love your videos and I am sure your fellow adventurers do too since I see lots of other local supporters in your comment section. Not particularly limited to local supporters, I see lots of support from many people. Hope your time aboard the Matenuska was a good chance for your legs to heal after the mountain biking incident 😬. Enjoyed your video as always, production and editing quality has improved greatly since before the start of the series so keep up the good work!

@theadventureswithben

Жыл бұрын

Wow... I feel so honored somone so kind would take time out of their day and write such an inspirational message. Seems like you might be my biggest fan 🤔

Wow - love this!

Very nice Video ! Went from Haines to Prince Rupert on the Matenuska in July '06. An unplanned part of my motorcycle adventure. So very glad I did.

Great video, really enjoyed it. Loved the scenery of the sail and nice to get a sense of the ferry as well. Great job

@theadventureswithben

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

best days of my summer tbh

Haha that's funny. You thought you were driving the boat 7:56. Those pesky auto-pilots always shatter the dreams of young people trying to wreck the boat.^^

@theadventureswithben

5 ай бұрын

Interesting fact is the Matanuska does not have an auto pilot. Someone's job is to stay at the wheel and take commands from a navigator and captain. We were taking commands from the navigator port or starboard however many degrees and we could feel ourselves actually in control of the boat. They were assisting us as well so we didn't just keep going back and forth and trust me they took the wheel as soon as we started turning too much.

Matanuska

Great Video… very well done… I am obsessed with AMH…. It is my dream 💭

@theadventureswithben

Жыл бұрын

I hope you get to go on the ferry some day it definitely is worth it.

That looks like an amazing trip it been up there once I would love to go back to Alaska on a boat instead of a plane

@theadventureswithben

Жыл бұрын

Yeah if you decide to go back to alaska I would highly recommend taking the ferry!

Wow I did not realize the ferry would offer deck camping too - your family seem to be having a great time with having a cabin for a few days too. Did you guys load your car on the ferry too and if so how much extra was the charge for the car if you did? Also how long did you have in Ketchikan, & Wrangell ports to visit? Most people do not realize that Juneau (I suspect Ketchikan & Wrangell are too) is a rain-forest and that 9 out of 10 days are drizzle and overcast. All the best and God Bless. 🙏❤🇺🇸

@theadventureswithben

Жыл бұрын

We left our car in the parking lot in Bellingham and just walked onto the ferry. For our car and trailer it was going to add about 2000$ to get to Jueno and a lot more to eventually get to Anchorage so we decided to go on foot and eventually rent an RV when we get to Anchorage. In Ketchikan we got about 4hrs which was plenty of time, in Wrangell we had about 30min but there wasn't really anything to see or do and yes it was a rainforest.

60s for me , just a kid....we live in Juneau , 6 years... makes me smile to see this

How do you stake your tents to the deck?

@theadventureswithben

4 ай бұрын

You use a lot of duct tape and tape them down.

Does it get cold 🥶 in the tents?😎 Can I own a business in Ketchikan!

@theadventureswithben

Жыл бұрын

Sleeping on the deck was a fun experience. It wasn't really that cold especially in my sleeping bag but it is wet like my sleeping bag was soaked by the third day and also the wind was really bad one night. As long as you keep your stuff dry maybe bring an extra tarp then it is a good experience

leave her johnny leave her !

@theadventureswithben

Жыл бұрын

Thats really funny cause when I was editing this video I had you singing that song on one of my videos so I searched it up and listened to the sea shanty song the whole time while editing. I was going to add thst song as background music for the video but copyright is a thing lol.

@kendalls3774

Жыл бұрын

@@theadventureswithben omg!! that's great. and yeah , copyright is annoying

You spelled Matanuska wrong. You aren't much of an authority if you can't spell.

@theadventureswithben

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for pointing that out. I went back and fixed it.