Friday, June 25

Set the alarm for 6:00a to be sure to get down to walk Gypsy during our stop in Sitka. Didn't have to worry about the alarm, the ship provided one. We traveled thru fog for the hour prior to arrival and the fog "whistle" sounded every minute. And we are two decks directly below the bridge. After walking Gypsy, we boarded a bus for a 2 hour tour of the town of Sitka which was the first capital of Alaska. We saw where the signing took place to complete the sale of "Seward's Folly" from Russia to USA in 1867. We hiked thru a rain forest in Sitka National Park and saw seven eagles perched on a tall Sitka spruce tree.

We are now about four hours out from Juneau. Gypsy indicates that she has had enough of travel by boat. At least she has it better than the other dozen or so dogs on board. She has plenty of room to stretch out. So far we have seen lotsa bald eagles, no bears and only brief glimpses of two whales.