Civilspotter, your picture of the Orion A300 reminded me that I had a pic somewhere of the time (86/87 ?) that I flew Gatwick to Corfu on their first revenue earning flight with that type. It was the biggest aircraft that I’d been on up ’til then and I was quite impressed. Phot below taken at Corfu Airport.

The only thing I have to offer, Chippie, is this pic from my one and only visit to HAM in about ’72 or ’73, taken on my trusty old Zenith. I couldn’t afford colour film in those days.

I think it might be more fun to drive up there or better yet, fly, and save the curise money for activities once you get there.

Having said that, iot looks like a great place to vist. I realy want to see the bears, glaciers, moose and beavers.

JB, we cruised the inside Passage and never touched the main landmass of Alaska, just the ‘sticky down’ bit, a lot of which is difficult or downright impossible to reach overland (or was in 1994, I doubt if the situation has improved much). Juneau – the capital of Alaska – is like that, as is Ketchikan, which is on an island. So air or water seem to be the only viable transport options, unless you’re into long distance wilderness trekking. There may be a coastal shipping/ferry service linking communities which could provide an option. But well worth a visit.
I’ve visited Canada three times, and never seen even a hint of moose, except on a beer bottle !

There was NO better Spitfire – or any other type – of display pilot

Seconded, Graham – I remember watching his displays in the early/mid 70’s; sheer poetry in motion, conceived and executed like a Charlie Parker solo. And I remember a remarkable landing at Old Warden in (on ?) the Boxkite, I’ll never understand how he managed it.

Thanks, PeeDee, nice to know I’m not losing my marbles just yet ! At the time it was my first flight in a single-engined aircraft, and also my first – and to date only one – on floats. It must take real skill to land on a mirror smooth surface such as the one shown.

Oh well, I’ll take it as nine Beavers then. The location was the town of Ketchikan, located on an island in the Inside Passage along the coast of British Columbia and that thin bit of Alaska that juts down into Canada (and, yes, I was on a cruise ship).
The aircraft were nearly all heading for the Misty Fiords National Monument, and my trip landed on this lake.