Skagway was our official port-of-call, but most the excursions took place in Haines - a small town only a 45 minute boatride away (20 minutes by plane and 7-8 hours by car). Haines was an adorably picturesque town nestled between the moutains and a fjord, although "adorable...town...mountains...water" is how I could describe most the towns we visited. We went kayaking on the breathtakingly beautiful Lake Chilkoot. You may think I am overdoing it with the adjectives, but seriously, the Alaskan scenery was just so perfect and unlike any location I've been to.
| Much to the benefit of our "we want to see a whale/bear/moose" mentality, the entrance to the lake is a bear sanctuary and a juvenile |  | |
| brown bear graced us with his/her presence. The guides let us get just close enough to snap some shots and giggle with nervous |  |  |
 | excitement, but when the bear checked out our kayaks we huddled close to home base. The bear moved along and we climbed into | |
 | our kayaks with all the grace that can be expected of gluttonous cruise goers that have little experience kayaking and have just had their first encounter with a bear outside of a zoo. | |
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