| P O R T H O L E : 25 Feb 16

IF YOU missed out on Uber’s
puppy delivery service today,
you might want to jump on
board Princess Cruises’ North
to Alaska itineraries.
The cruise line is offering a
“Puppies in the Piazza” activity
on Alaska itineraries, giving
guests the opportunity to meet
Skagway’s newest sled dogs.
Guests will be given the
opportunity to snap a picture
with the pups and meet their
trainers.
Also new to the Alaska
program is the “meet the
mountain climber” activity and
“cook my catch” offering.
MEANWHILE, a message in
a bottle dropped in New York
harbour has washed up on a
beach in southwest France.
The bottle containing a drawing
of a cormorant and a signed
letter was dropped into the
harbour in 2013 by American
artist George Boorujy.
After travelling 5,700 kilometres,
the message was picked up two
and a half years later on a beach
in the Aquitaine region of France
by painter Brigitte Barthelemy
and her husband Alain.
The pair got in touch via email,
with Boorujy hoping the bottle
will help raise awareness about
the protection of wild birds.