A cruise to somewhere past the bridge to nowhere

Way before any of us had heard of Mooselini, I took a cruise to Alaska on the magnificent Silver Shadow and wrote about it for Wish magazine published in The Australian newspaper on October 3. Here's the first paragraph. For the remainder of the story go here.

"It is approaching midnight off the coast of Alaska and the sun has not yet quite set. Less than a kilometre away, the coastline is a torn loaf of bread, spilling small, densely forested islands, like broken-off crumbs into the sea. I lean on the railing of my midship terrace, breathing in the crystal air, mesmerised by the waves that ripple away from the ship as it glides along. I have just consumed a five-course meal with matching wines, but if ever an occasion calls for another glass of champagne, it’s this one."