Tok to Skagway

We left  Tok and headed toward Destruction Bay on our way to Haines.  The Alcan highway is a very rough paved/gravel/dirt/mud pothole filled path.  Going was very slow and a little nerve racking but we had no problems. No pictures of the road as we were bouncing the entire way. We got to Destruction Bay and stopped in a campground.  They had no spots with any hook ups but they had one with no hook ups by the bay.  We have been traveling prepared to go several days with no hook ups so this worked great.  After the long day we just needed a place to sit and relax.  We found it!

After the view and a great night sleep we were off to Haines.  The road was paved, very smooth and a much easier dive.
Haines is a quiet little town but does offer some interesting attractions.  It is also small enough to walk all over with no problem. We visited a brewery and a distillery several times.  The campground we were in had a crabfest one evening.  Diana was a very happy lady.

There is a bald eagle sanctuary in Haines that is a great place to learn about bald eagles.  We have seen hundreds while in Alaska but it was cool to see them up close.  All the birds here were injured and are unable to live in the wild any more.  But they are great educators.

Don't feel too bad for them.  Even in the wild a bald eagle spends 90% of its day perched and just looking around.

Another interesting attraction was the hammer museum.  Yup, they have one.

It was fascinating!  We spent about 1.5 hours in there just taken back by all the types of hammers.

We had not planned on going to Skagway.  But when we got to Haines and realized we could take a ferry to Skagway we checked into it.  Now Skagway is only about 15 miles from Haines...by ferry.  It is about 300 miles by road.  So for a small fee (seriously it was not bad) we decided to add Skagway to our trip.  This of course meant we had to get Harvey on the ferry.

Me driving Harvey onto the ferry.

This is a very narrow and steep ramp.

No problem!  40 minutes later we were off the ferry and in Skagway.

Skagway is a touristy town that is a stop for all the cruise lines.  In fact, we had been there on a cruise several years earlier.  In the summer, anywhere between 5 to 10 thousand people a day arrive and depart, depending on how many ships arrive.  We were there for 3 days so got to see much more this time.  Not many pictures but we did have one small mishap...