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  13-fairweather-float_plane_petersburg.jpg - While waiting for Fairweather to leave the dock, a floatplane took off right next to us. Floatplanes are a common sight and an important means of getting around. They are used to deliver mail and supplies, as well as passenger, to locations all over Alaska. It is initially strange to us, seeing floatplanes tied up at docks lining the shoreline but it was a common sight throughout Alaska.  
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While waiting for Fairweather to leave the dock, a floatplane took off right next to us. Floatplanes are a common sight and an important means of getting around. They are used to deliver mail and supplies, as well as passenger, to locations all over Alaska. It is initially strange to us, seeing floatplanes tied up at docks lining the shoreline but it was a common sight throughout Alaska.
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