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The third day of our cruise saw us berthing at the small settlement
of Ketchikan in the southern part of the Alaskan Pan Handle. Isolated
like most of the Alaskan towns in the south east the only access is by
sea or by air. There is a healthy Bald Eagle population with birds
nesting right in the town. The ramshackle Creek Street used to be the
"red light " district and is now a tourist centre.
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We are arrived on a very wet soggy day but the views of the Mendenhall Glacier and, most of all the Bears made it all worthwhile. We later went out on a boat to Whale watch with a photographer gude which was excellent |
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Skagway is a rustic town with strong historical connections with the Alaska Klondike Goldrush of the 1890's. We travelled up over White Pass, over the Canadian Border and over the 60th parallel north into the Yukon and the small town of Carcross. Where if the local museum is to be believed you can still find Mammoths (well they do find a lot of fossil ivory). We travelled back on the historic White Pass and Yukon Railway |
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