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Before we left , we agonised about the ‘ Elegant Dining Nights ’ and what we would wear . Easy for me , I bought a dinner suit ; Kathleen took 3 dresses suitable for a formal evening . We noticed that the dress code in the formal dining room on ordinary nights was VERY informal . Baseball caps , sports shirts , shorts and even a set or two of clean dungarees . We decided as we ’ d carried this posh stuff the best part of seven thousand miles we were going to wear it ! Yes sure enough , on the night whilst some of the ladies were all dressed up I was the only man in a DJ . I was dreading somebody asking me for the wine list , however the dining room staff were impressed and very complimentary about the effort we ’ d made .
What can you say about Alaska ? It ’ s cold , wet and miserable . It ’ s got far too much scenery and wildlife for its own good . The locals are welcoming and the local beer is great ( we visited a microbrewery !) We visited 3 ports Skagway , Juneau and Ketchikan . Juneau is the only State capital that can ’ t be accessed by road , only air and ferry . We saw black bears , bald eagles , whales and dolphins ; all in the wild . One of the trips from the boat was a train ride up to a glacier . There was a snow fall which trapped the train so it had to be dug out and the passengers bussed back . A black bear that stood in front of the bus on the road scratching it ’ s nether regions was definitely a good photo opportunity .
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On the whole an ‘ experience holiday ’ that was very enjoyable . We recommend it .
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