After a farewell to the crew we disembarked in Juneau, had coffee stop with our new friends & made a visit to the fabric shop (of course). We left Juneau by plane for Anchorage where we met James who'd just arrived from Calgary. Had a great reunion & Facetime with Sarah back home in Brisbane for her birthday today. Spent our time in Anchorage exploring this unusual little city which is not really like anywhere we've been before. There are wide streets, lo...

Day 5 - Friday - Bay of Pillars Taken by skiff to a landing place where 11 of us set off on an all day hike across the narrow part of Kuiu Island mostly along an old logging road. Made it to a bridge near Port Camden where we stopped in the shade for lunch & a rest. Our guide Hannah was so informative of the local woodland, native stories & even poetry that she made this long trek very enjoyable. Made numerous photo stops & explored one lovely moss co...

Day 1 - Monday - Dundas Bay Yoga on deck at 6.45 - first time in the pristine fresh air - cold but wonderful. Saw our first sea otters & they're so cute! The water was still & smooth, mountains snow capped & there was no-one else there - a great start to the week. Skiff tour along the shore line & we saw 2 separate brown bears. Large one far away then a smaller one quite close just feeding along the shore line & seemingly undisturbed by us. Th...