So here we are, Day 14. It has all disappeared so quickly. The last day and it just so happens to be Father's Day and the summer solstice....the longest hours of daylight. A late brunch started the day again with perfect timing for the BBQ. Mac had been planning to try it all cruise, but for whatever reason we always seemed to just miss out. Not today. No way. In line and right there for the fresh pulled pork and crackling. What a great start to Father's ...

As promised the alarm sounded again at 5.45 am for another day of promise in Skagway. This was the home of the "long excursions".... Last time we tripped into the Yukon for the train ride - this time we were heading onto the water in a 20 man canoe!The trick on the early mornings is to co-ordinate a breakfast slot. There are lots of people converging on the "early" dining rooms at the same time. But we have it down pat now because on days when we do want to have ...

Okay, sort of a case of too much of a good thing. We have opted out of today. There were lots of activities around whale watching, fishing and cultural shows but for this short day in port, we decided to do ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING.I know it sounds a waste, but it turned out to be the perfect pace for us.Had a sleep in. Headed to breakfast/lunch right on 11 am so we got the last 30 minutes of the breakfast menu and combined it with the first 30 minutes of the lunch men...

The.mist, the cloud and the rain all hung low over the harbour this morning for our return to Juneau but we knew not to let this dampen our spirits as we responded to the 5.45 am alarm call. It was helicopter morning and we scrambled to shower and layer-up for our glacier walk.We arrived at the meeting point after the gallop up the steep incline of the ramp with just two minutes to spare to hear them making announcements that the helicopter ride was cancelled. Th...

Today's destination was the small Tlingit village of Hoonan at Icy Strait Point. This is a beautiful inlet that hosts a single cruise ship a day. There are no pier facilities for the ship here so it is necessary for the ship to hold position in the harbour and for all the guests who are going ashore to board a tender boat.We had no idea what the "tender boat" was all about but lined up and down the centre staircase with 2 180 others waiting for our turn. Have...