We had an itinerary change for today so that we could take a detour to visit the Arms Dawes Glacier.  We were up on deck at 6am for this wonderful sunrise just as we started the journey in to the glacier. It takes two hours to get to the glacier….

Once we got back into town we took a tour of ‘Dollys House’.  Dolly was one of the local madams that had a house on Creek St – the local red light area.  She paid $800 for the house and had it fully paid off 2 weeks after arriving!  Business…

We were fortunate to have great weather for our day in Ketchikan. They usually get 12-13 feet of rain a year but this year has been much drier than usual. By 10am when we went for out rainforest walk the sun was shining. This is a type of cabbage that…

We were up early to see the sun come up as we sailed in to Ketchikan – the Salmon Capital of the world, first stop in Alaska. On the opposite side to the port & town there were houses along the shoreline. All the houses are built of timber and…

After a long, disorganised morning yesterday we finally made it on board about 12.30pm.  The ship is lovely. Although its small it does not feel crowded at all even though its almost fully booked. Mostly Americans, Canadians – lots of Australians, a few Germans and Japanese. We’ve discovered that Australians…