Tag: Alaska/Japan 2018

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…