We woke early although we did add an hour to the clock because we are now in Alaska, so it made it easier to get up to search for marine mammals, as the Inside Passage is known to attract Humpback Whales and what did we see – yes - Humpback Whales from our own balcony for a short while.Another day on land, this time in Juneau, the city that can only be reached via water or air, there are more hiking tracks in the area than roads. Apart from tourism, commerc...

We visit "Ketchikan" today, our first port of call heading north. It's Alaska’s first city claiming to be the salmon capital of the world and it also holds the title of the rainfall capital of the US, so the area surrounding is abundant with well fed freshwater rivers and streams bursting with salmon each summer which results in a lot of wildlife activity. I’m guessing it’s up there with Tully rainfall!!The temperature is between 14 and 17...

Heard the news!Whether you are a labour or liberal supporter, we had the chance to congratulate the new Prime Minister of Australia from the White House ........grin!