A fun little trip on a related note is the Alaska Ferry (Alaska Marine Highway I think) which leaves Seattle (well, suburb) and spends about 4 days heading up t

A fun little trip on a related note is the Alaska Ferry (Alaska Marine Highway I think) which leaves Seattle (well, suburb) and spends about 4 days heading up to Alaska. You can sleep on the deck with a sleeping bag (or in a little heated patio) for real cheap and get great views with chances of whales. Cost is similar per day. Cool little blog link: http://jackandjilltravel.com/roughing-it-on-the-alaskan-state-ferry/ http://jackandjilltravel.com/roughing-it-on-the-alaskan-stat...