Mile Zero Bed and Breakfast Skagway
901 Main St. Skagway, Alaska, 99840, United States
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Wild Wind and Woollies
Wednesday 12 May 2010
KEVIN: Had to move my Travelpod efforts to the lounge last evening, as the signal strength in our room waned significantly when our hostess went to bed and locked up her office. With that office door shut we only get 2 out of 5 bars in our room, preventing me from uploading photos. But it was a strong 5 bars in the …
They Call the Wind ... Skagway
Tuesday 11 May 2010
KEVIN: Having no down time is rough. Maybe we can muster some of that in Skagway. Got a red toe joint, a problem that goes back to the last working vacation during which there was a lot of walking. At 4:30 a.m. we're waiting and ready for the Glacier taxi to the airport with 30 mins to spare. We just creaked our way …
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Hitchhiking to Alaska
... be as manageable as we think.
Anyway, I made a massive sign with 'Alaska' written on it in 3D bold writing and I've been exercising my thumb. Hopefully on Sunday I will be able to thumb a ride to Alaska. I plan to stand out there from sunrise waiting for a ride. My timeline is that I want to make it to Skagway early enough to catch a ferry to Juneau (the ferry leaves at 2:30pm). This means I have about 6 hours to make a 3 hour journey. Thumbs crossed! If I ...
Gold Rush!
... now. The stores in this town are tourist oriented. Annie has a cold, and we wanted to get her some medicine. The only store in town with any drugs is the town's one tiny grocery store. We found what we needed, then headed out in the rain. We walked a couple of miles in the rain to get back to the ship. We had rain coats so we survived the rain and cold. We were glad to get back to the ship and enjoy a warm and dry cabin and another delicious dinner.
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More Rain, the Nine, and Spruce Tip Ale
... only early, but (surprise!) rainy and chilly, in the mid-50s. We grabbed our raingear and went to meet the bus.
Our journey began with a one-hour catamaran ride along Alaska's deepest fjord (whose name escapes me) to Glacier Point, population nine. Seriously. Nine people live there during the summer months, and no one in the winter months. The nine that live there (hereafter, "The Nine,") stay at the camp and ...

