Our riverside campsite wasn’t so peaceful after all. Kids racing around on quad bikes and being noisy until after midnight. Dennis had a restless night. He kept telling me there was a mosquito in his ear! Last night we had a minor catastrophe. The Caranex door zip finally gave up…
First up. Happy Birthday Bob. Trust that knee is working great and you can run around the block again..:). It’s already the 3rd in NZ. A couple of days ago I made a tongue-in-cheek reference to the paucity of wildlife. Well, I received a chilling email response from Bill of…
I chose the RV campsite we are staying at because it is the closest one to central Anchorage and has excellent wifi. The guide also told me it was next to the railway, so I was expecting some noise! I have to say it is one of the noisiest places…
Nobody accosted us for payment this morning for our camping site. It’s still the shoulder season and things will change from 1st June? But maybe they wont, as you could say it’s a pretty laid back part of the world, up here. The name Tok (pronounced Toke, short for Tokyo)…
Wildlife was almost non-existent last night, as Dennis already mentioned. Disappointing. I thought the quiet place with good vision down the old road, was an ideal viewing spot. As we turned back on to to the Alaska Highway this morning a hare crossed our path. A snowshoe hare. So called…
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…