Hi all. We are in Ketchican today with another warm and sunny day. The locals are all smiling, saying they have seen as much sun in the last few days as all last summer. Maybe an exaggeration, but you get the point. We just came down from the pool deck and it looks more like a Med cruise, with people lying out in the sun.

We wandered Ketchican this morning and then took a float plane excursion to Misty Fiords this afternoon. Amazing scenery. When we set down on the water in a remote lake to "listen to the quiet" I could have stayed all day.

Someone asked about embarkation in Vancouver. It was seamless, first through security -- a little busy because a Holland America ship was boarding that day also -- and then calm and quiet and efficient once we turned toward the Mariner embarkation point. Couldn't have been easier.

Tomorrow I may not get a chance to write because we have THREE excursions -- Tracy Arm cruising on a catamaran starting at 7:30, then a four-glacier helicopter ride from Juneau in the afternoon, then an evening whale-watching tour. We may be tired puppies by tomorrow night.

Must run for now. We are meeting some people in the observation lounge shortly, for sailaway. I'll check back in when I can. Life is good!