Thursday, June 18, 2009

Haines/Skagway, AK Day 7

We pulled into the dock at picturesque Haines yesterday. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but the town that carries my maiden name is not much of a town. We took the White Pass/Yukon Narrow Gauge Railroad up the mountain into British Columbia. There were several beautiful waterfalls, glaciers, and alpine flowers. We went over a wooden bridge and through two pitch-black tunnels to get there. That was the darkest we have seen since we left Texas. Alaska currently has about 20-22 hours of daylight, with the longest day of the year coming up on June 21.

Today we are in the capital of Alaska, Juneau. We are taking a whale-watching tour this afternoon and hope to see some Humpbacks. (Actually, we've already seen quite a few on our ship, they just have white hair on their heads.)

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