Looking forward to reading your adventures on your blog, which I've bookmarked, Mike. Safe travels and enjoy your time on your trip. We did the ferry at the tailend of our Alaska trip last summer. Loved everything about the trip. We especially thought Sitka was picturesque. We camped across the bridge from the town on Japonski Island in a city park. Inexpensive for water/electric and a dump station. We easily walked across the bridge to town. Lots of beautiful views and photo ops from the bridge. The cruise ships cannot dock because of the shallow harbor, so they have to sit out in deeper water and use water taxis to take their travelers to show. You also have a good look at Mt. Edgecomb from the bridge. If you go to my FB page, you can see the picture from the bridge on my timeline.
Dale