A late start this morning, as we had an afternoon shore excursion, and the ships crew had an exercise drill where all services were suspended.

Free Skylift
Hoonah

So out of the ships mooring area to the main activities area via the free sky lift. There were numerous gift shops, but not a lot of original and/or local products available.

Mollis azalea
Conifers will grow anywhere

Onto our self drive ATV tour, with numerous waivers and discussion’s about safety, but then we were expected to fasten 4 point safety harness and GO….er the steering wheel is on the wrong side…..😁

Hazels favourite mode of transport….not
Mark hated it 😁

We had 3 stops with a very informative guide explaining the local fauna, (bears and more bears), and flora. He also related two of the local tribes stories, which bought the excursion alive.

Back of the queue with all the dust.

All too soon our 2.5 hours were up….but we did spot some Eagles, and a Whale on or return. Thankfully I’m feeling a lot better, and managed the excellent afternoon tea on our return.

Bald headed Eagle
Sitting in the nest
Smiling now, Sky lifts are a lot safer than an ATV driven by Mark