Cruise

Today we had no excursions booked, planning to wander the town and rest a bit, even having in-room breakfast while the ship approached the dock; once again we joined a number of other cruise ships but the town wasn’t too busy (presumably because other people had gone off on their excursions!)

Our town exploration showed us a number of totems, and we also visited the Alaska State Capitol, and got views over the town …

By the afternoon we were back on the ship enjoying our Pinnacle Suite, watching the sail-away, and eventually watching another nice sunset …

Our cruise ship arrived in Skagway along with about three other ships, which might make everything busy …

… But we started our day on a booked excursion riding the White Pass Railroad (another train!) upgraded to a carriage with only 14 passengers! There are a lot of choices on the White Pass Railroad, our choice took us up to the Canadian border then returned without ever stopping – but offering fabulous views everywhere!

Returning to the busy town we opted to avoid the crowds and take a walk to Yakutania Point (which also gave us a distant view of Nieuw Amsterdam!):

Today was a second “at sea” day viewing glaciers, this time we stayed on the Neiuw Amsterdam which got us close to the Margerie Glacier!

The day began with heavy fog but it happily cleared as we got further into Glacier Bay …

A few times we saw Otters passing us, apparently drifting in the water or riding on mini icebergs!

Over a few hours we traveled further into the bay, eventually stopping close to the Margerie Glacier – close enough that even iPhone photos were good, though I still used my high-zoom camera to get some photos!

Leaving Glacier Bay in the evening, we were treated to a fine sunset as well as fine food from our upgraded Tamarind restaurant booking.