Icy Straight Point


 An early morning arrival to our first port of call. The early morning fog keeps drifting through then drifting away. Another beautiful day that starts off coolish and ends up quite hot, about 20C. This is a relatively new cruise port built by Alaska natives. Because there was no town here to begin with, it has a more rustic outdoor vibe. It's a lovely setting in the forest at the foot of a mountain. There are docks for 2 ships. You can either take a 15 minute nature trail or a 4 minute gondola ride to the outpost with restaurants and shops and the old cannery now a museum. There are trails along the beach or into the forest, or you can walk or take a shuttle into the town of Hoonah another 1 1/2 miles. 

After checking out the outpost, I did the Mountain Gondola, new this year. An incredible view from the top on a clear day like today. At the moment there isn't much at the top unless you're doing the zipline, but there are plans to build more faculties. 

Because it was so hot I decided to head back to the ship and have a swim and relax in the sun. This is such a nice setting, surrounded by the mountains and inlets.

This evening we go to the Gin and Fizz bar with their incredible choice of gins, tonics and other mixers, then to the Veranda Steakhouse for dinner with Colleen and Toni. Another incredible meal including Wagyu beef and pavlova.

The fog starts to drift in again as it gets dark.









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