Our next stop was Ketchikan, which is on an island at the base of the Alaskan pan handle. We arrived early afternoon, Bel and I went to the top of the ship beforehand so that we could watch us sail in. It's a very narrow approach with a strait that can only be passed at … Continue reading Ketchikan, Alaska

Wednesday morning we woke to a beautiful sunny day, stunning mountains and the occasional small iceberg floating by.  We had sailed overnight toward glacier bay and the Hubbard Glacier and were now approaching. Initially it didn't look that big, but as we came closer more and more ice flowed past and the bigger we realised … Continue reading Hubbard Glacier

Juneau is the capital of Alaska, and the first American town in Alaska, established on the back of a gold rush in 1880. The population is 32000, so not huge but a lot bigger than Hoona. The city is perched at the base of steep mountains, stretching up and down the coastline. We spent the … Continue reading Juneau, Alaska

Sunday the 9th was our wedding anniversary - Bel and I had been married for 29 years and were celebrating with an Inside Passage cruise through Alaska. We met with  Ed and Shelly at 11 and made our way down to the terminal. We moved through quickly and all was looking good until we hit … Continue reading Icy Strait Point (Hoona), Alaska

We boarded our flight to Canada tucked nicely into the very last row of the plane, guarding the toilets.  We departed at 10am and 15 hours, 3 movies and 2 hours sleep later we landed in Vancouver. From the airport we went straight to our hotel, it was only 9 in the morning so our … Continue reading Vancouver, Canada