SUNDAY 14TH – SKAGWAY WHERE IT IS ALLEGED THAT THERE ARE ANOTHER 27 JEWELLERY STORES

This is a photo of the main street of Skagway (Broadway St.) It was busy because there were two cruise ships in town. Check the lack of cars. There are no pedestrian crossings. The main street is like a pedestrian mall with just the occasional vehicle appearing.

A day of surprises today, two of which were that the sun shone for most of the day (apparently that almost never happens in Skagway) and, as we sat in a coach, the woman in the photo who was sitting behind us said “Are you Michael?”. It turned out to be Terri Crae, a good friend of John and Virginia Lamb who happens to be on the same cruise. Small world.

The main activity today was a trip on the White Pass railroad described in the brochures as The Scenic Railway of the World. It travelled through the usual spectacular country with mountains on one side and gorges on the other. What was a little unusual is that the carriages have an open platform at each end where you can stand and take photos from. Great fun.

Once over the summit, we were collected by coach and taken to a suspension bridge which, if we hadn’t seen so many already, would have been quite impressive.

For those interested, the temperature was 14 degrees but much warmer than that in the sun.

Tomorrow we get to what could possibly be the highlight of the cruise, Glacier Bay. Hopefully the weather will continue to be kind to us.