Wrangell, Alaska

This town of 3,000 is welcoming the last two cruise ships of the season. The docks cant handle the big ones (over 500 PAX) which makes for a more realistic view of the area. This entire coast includes the rain forest, the size of ten states combined. Most folks seem to have several side hustles. The bus driver works at the airport in winter, her mom is a cruise ship singer and has a jewelry shop etc.

It is amazing how calm the winding fjords can be with the protection afforded by the mountains protecting the waters from the 3,000 mile fetch of the Pacific Ocean waves. We did have some rough seas enroute with small craft advisory with the stabilizers out.

The food and wine are really good. We use the five flights of stairs as a stair master...20 times equals climbing the Empire State Building.Read more