Looking out the back window this morning there is a huge cruise ship, the Westerdam, of the Holland America Line, 100m from us. It’s tethered and will discharge it’s thousands of passengers into this tiny village more than doubling the population! 9.30am and Goodbye Haines and our camp beside…
Last night we lay in bed and watched the Ovation and Radiance of the Seas cruise ships very slowly sailing south from Skagway. Both lit up like Christmas trees. They obviously make sure their passengers get a good night’s sleep, timing their arrival into the next destination at a reasonable…
A leisurely morning before packing up and heading back into Skagway. Our first job is to update the blog and find out about getting to Juneau for the day. There is a tour that leaves Haines for Juneau leaving tomorrow morning at 8.30am and returning at 7.30pm. Jen has bought…
Camping at the High Country RV Park was a good opportunity for catching up. We usually avoid RV parks as they are expensive and full of monster vehicles. This one was actually inexpensive and quite nice. After a few days camping in the wild we could do the laundry, fill…
great place to camp last night. Well away from the road and flat. It’s a popular place by the looks of it, with the number of stone fire circles and ashes. The day dawned fine, a relief from the cold wet day of yesterday. The peaks surrounding us are still…
Not a good night. Our Caranex tent is very definitely a fair weather tent. Last night was extremely windy. I don’t remember ever having a very windy night on the first part of our journey. Last night the tent flapped, creaked and rattled all night keeping me awake most of…
Mmmmm…a patchy sleep. The camp site was close to the road with regular heavy vehicles passing, and, from I don’t know where, mosquito’s invaded our space! When we got up in the morning Jen said, “why are the lights on”? Cripes. We were nose into the camp site and a…
A peaceful night in the 7th Day Adventist’s church grounds. I thought God wouldn’t mind us camping there, but wasn’t so sure about the local congregation. As it was, we didn’t see a soul. My new granddaughter has arrived. Siena Rose was born on Monday evening at 19.21 weighing 8lbs…
A great camp site except the showers are a disaster. Never mind. It has dawned anther lovely day. The drive north west from McBride is through fairly sparse habitation and not as picturesque as previous but it’s relatively light traffic. The clutch is now working trouble and leak free. There…
Day 21. Monday, 20th May. Stationary today. Last night there was a beautiful red sunset. I am a great believer in the old adage “Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight”. This morning we awoke to a beautiful blue sky. The vents were wide open above us and through them we…