August 19, 2013 Monday Day 43 Today, we spent a few hours using the wifi at Haines Borough Public Library. This is a beautiful, state of the art library. In 2005, they won the "Best Small Library in America" award from the Library Journal and Bill Gates Foundation. We sat in comfy mission style rockers, using their fast wifi, looking at the majestic mountains out of their floor to ceiling windows. Really nice library. After running a few errands and taking a s...

August 18, 2013 Sunday Day 42 Another cool rainy day though the sun broke out for a couple of hours. We booked a day trip through our campground host to go by ferry to Skagway on Tuesday. Then we browsed through some shops and went to the Sheldon Museum to see exhibits on native Tlingit art and culture, Haines history and some local arts. Small, but impressive museum with a great book selection in their gift shop. Took a nice picnic alongside the road, then w...

August 17, 2013 Saturday Day 41 Yep, got up at 4:00am, not fun, but we are ready to leave Juneau and to explore around Haines for a few days before we leave southeast Alaska for the Interior portion of our trip. Mostly slept on the ferry. It was a four and one half hour passage today, our last trip on the Alaskan Marine Highway. The ferry has been such a wonderful experience, filling our senses with some fantastic sights, sounds and memories. Arrived in Haine...