Icy Pier

 Alaska Cruise Trip Day 3 – Icy Straight Point (still)

We took the Transporter gondola into town, a small touristy spot with a long beach we walked down.

Icy Straight Point

 Alaska Cruise Trip Day 3 – Icy Straight Point

We docked at Icy Straight Point in Hoonah, AK.  It was drizzling while we were there; the only time it rained on our trip.  We took the Sky Glider gondola to the summit, but since it was so early in the season there wasn't much to do up there.  I read some comments on one site that said the trip to the summit was a 45-minute bus ride before the gondolas were built.  We came back down and took a different gondola into town.  The greenery was amazing due to over 200 inches of precipitation per year.

Mountainous Morning

 Alaska Cruise Trip Day 3 – Alaska

On Tuesday morning, we were finally traveling the waterways between the islands and archipelagos of Alaska, which run parallel to British Columbia, Canada.  According to GPS coordinates, this is a view of a portion of the east side of Baranof Island.  So far, the weather has been absolutely gorgeous.

Rock City

 Alaska Cruise Trip Day 2 – At Sea (still)

The theater performance on Monday night was called Rock City.  It was a cross between a rock concert, Cirque du Soleil, and the cheesy 1980 movie Flash Gordon.  It was fun and entertaining.  

Trading Sun-tanning for Blankets

 Alaska Cruise Trip Day 2 – At Sea (still)

It was bright and sunny on the cruise, but the temperature hung right around 50ºF/10ºC most of the time. I personally love cool weather—just cool enough for a light jacket or hoodie. The ship's pool area provided throw blankets in addition to towels. As you can see in today's image, most people were using ship-provided blankets and/or wearing jackets. There are a few people hanging out in the hot tub, too.