Z06 Loaded onto Cargo Ship
Bound for Alaska — The Second Cargo Flight of the Trip
Day 13 — the Z06 was heading to Alaska. Ray was not. They would reunite in Anchorage in four days.
Day 13 was the Alaska logistics day.
Ray drove from his sister Carol's house in Montesano to Tacoma — about 90 miles — to supervise the loading of the ALL50 Z06 onto a cargo ship bound for Anchorage, Alaska.
The ship would take 56 hours to make the voyage from Tacoma to Anchorage. Ray would fly separately, arriving in Alaska before the car.
After watching the Z06 disappear into the cargo hold, Ray drove back to Montesano to wait, plan, and handle the technical details of the journey. The Alaska leg required careful coordination — the car had to arrive, be driven, and be loaded back onto a ship, all within a tight window.
Photos from the Day
The Day's Route
Tacoma, WA — Port of Tacoma
The Port of Tacoma — one of the largest container ports on the West Coast. Ray supervised the loading of the ALL50 Z06 onto a cargo ship bound for Anchorage, Alaska.
Back to Montesano — Sister Carol's
After watching the Z06 loaded onto the ship, Ray drove back to Montesano to wait for the car to arrive in Alaska and to plan the next phase of the trip.
The Alaska Plan
Alaska was the most logistically complex state on the ALL50 road trip — even more so than Hawaii. Hawaii required a cargo flight; Alaska required a cargo ship. The 56-hour sea voyage from Tacoma to Anchorage was the longest transit of the entire trip.
Ray flew to Alaska on Day 16, arriving before the car. The Z06 arrived on Day 17. They drove to Fairbanks and back, then loaded the car back onto a ship for the return voyage. The whole Alaska operation took about a week.