July 5-8, 2007, Haines, AK, USA

Haines, Alaska, is a beautiful little town. It is 359 miles from Skagway by road. With the road conditions up here that would take all day. It is only one hour by ferry. We chose to load the motorhome onto the ferry and arrived about noon on Thursday. We spent Thursday afternoon at the local health clinic getting Carol's elbow x-rayed. She fell on Wednesday and was having considerable pain. Fortunately it is not broken. Today, Sunday, she is much better.

Friday, we did our sightseeing and went over to Fort Seward which is part of the town. Its history goes back about 100 years. It is now a historical site.

Saturday, we drove several miles looking for some wild animals. We did see 3 bald eagles in flight. The bears, etc. stayed hidden. The scenery in the mountains was beautiful. Later in the day we had our church with a sermon on the millennium by Doug Bachelor. I recorded several sermons on DVD before we left home.

Our camp site is just to the right of the picture. We are on the waterfront, parked about 50 feet from the water at high tide. We have a panoramic view from the front seats of the coach. We have seen several cruise ships, ferries, numerous small boats, eagles, a seal, and ducks.

Today, Sunday, we woke up to light rain. Now at 8:30 the sun is trying to come out. Today's plan is to drive back into the Youkon to Haines Junction