As smooth we had entered into Canada, as nerve-wracking it was to re-enter the USA! Cars and even passengers on foot advanced on a routine, but it took the ferry crew ages to have two bicycles checked through customs and properly stowed in the ferry belly... One wouldn't have thought, that we had informed the ferry company well in advance and also paid for the bicycles separately. We were amazed by the effort of goodwill and patience that was expected from us as customers! Finally aboard, we enjoyed our two-days ferry ride from Prince Rupert (Canada, B.C.) to Skagway (USA, Alaska) very much! It was meant to be a treat for us, as it were the first 1000 km towards the North that we had decided not to cycle. On the solarium deck we awed at narrow passages and glaciers leaping directly into the sea and spotted humpback whales, orcas and porpoises. In our cozy and warm berth we relaxed, read and enjoyed yummy picnics with food from Switzerland :-)! The ferry schedule allowed for stopovers of a few hours in Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau and Haines. We have also made various interesting acquaintances and gained a friend or two on the journey. Early in the morning, we arrived in Skagway, the legendary starting point for taking the White Pass Trail towards Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush in 1897. Today, Skagway's gold is tourism and especially the cruise ships. Five of these giant vessels arrived today and loads of cruisers stormed the town: by bus, by train, by foot... They all passed our tent on the RV Park and we were watching them quite amused. Tomorrow we will make our way into Yukon on the Klondike Highway.
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