Haines, Alaska.

For the first time since we boarded our cruise ship we had little reason to set an alarm. The ms Ryndam had arrived in Haines around 6am and as we had no onshore excursions booked we had the added luxury of being able to sleep in until 7:30am. Honestly, there is so much to see that it is very hard to stay in bed in case we miss something - combined with the fact that daylight is almost always outside our stateroom. Anyway we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast before dis-embarking for a self guided tour of Port Chilkoot and the adjoining community of Haines. A very quaint small town set right on the water with towering snow covered mountains as a backdrop. Three hours was sufficient time for our ramble around town in the quite hot conditions - 24.7 degrees C. Spent about an hour in a sports store where everything from guns to winter clothing and everything in between was on display. Back on board for a late lunch, then changed into shorts for a rest on deck in deckchairs with a go!
od book each.
Watched another movie in the onboard theatre "Eight Below" - a great movie about sled dogs in the Antarctic. Then get changed for our late seating dinner at 7:45pm, followed by Showtime in the Showroom. Have seen some excellent shows each night starting at 10:15pm. As you may have gathered, every day is full on from around 6am until well after midnight as a rule. It's a tough life, but we think we can handle it.....
Tomorrow is the day we are really loking forward to - our helicopter trip from Juneau to Mendenhall Glacier with a touch down at a dog camp and our treck through the snow on a dog sled, with the opportunity to actually take control and be the "musher".
Kevin & Gail.
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