Dean at Dolly's house

Skagway, Alaska

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July 12th 2014
After leaving Juneau, we headed to Skagway, which is further north where the sun sets around 10:30 pm, but you still have daylight until around midnight. Then the sun rises just before 4 am. Skagway claims to be the sunniest port on this tour and it did not let us down. I was able to wear shorts and a tee shirt, although I did have my raincoat with me. We did not pay for any excursions. Once ag ... read more

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