For more about our Alaska trip so far see Part 1 and Part 2. 

We set our alarm early as we had a big day scheduled at our next port of call in Skagway.

This excursion we booked through the cruise line.

Because we were anticipating a long day we ended up at our most favorite spot - the Great Outdoors for breakfast.

Because this was an excursion booked through the cruise ship we were asked to meet in the Stardust theater. Each tour was called, and we were directed to disembark. We went off the ship, and were escorted to our bus.

We decided for this Skagway port to sign up for an excursion - it included a bus ride into Canada, Emerald Lake, Caribou Crossing, Carcross, and Fraser. And then the bus dropped us off at Fraser and we caught the train back down to Skagway.

On our way up we saw a black bear on the side of the road.

And we saw a raven on a nest.

 Bus...

Tundra ...

We had time to stop and take photos.

We passed by the Carcross Desert - the smallest desert.

We had lunch at the Caribou Crossing...

Canada...

Emerald Lake...

I really liked Carcross - a very cute tourist town.

and

Totem...

Bird totem

 The view from the bus, and the views from the train were very different.

Then we boarded our train to back to Skagway at Fraser.

This is the inside of the train...

And...

Here is a view from the train. Beautiful!

We got back to our ship after a wonderful day.