Cindy's Place Skagway

... It scared the lady sitting behind me and her and her husband went to a lower deck. I'm not worried and have complete faith in the captain and his staff. Why does there always have to be one?<br><br>Another thing I noticed this trip was on each tour I took, people were on their cell phones and you couldn't hear the tour guide speak. What's up with that? I know that people make and receive phone calls when we're in port but geez ...

... on the edge of the ocean, newly built with fabulous facilities, including a fully equipped kitchen, laundry room, BBQ on the patio and a pit for late evening fires. The other guests were a couple from the Carolinas who come every year because she is a fanatical bear-watcher who gave us advice on every aspect of her craft and all the best local places.<br><br>John went to the local supermarket to buy fish for dinner and could find only bits of rock cod and a few scallops. He ...

... after visiting the local library to "take care of business," we headed to the Twisted Fish Company located next to Mount Roberts Tramway in the Taku Smokeries Building. On the way there, we met up with Charles and Julie and invited them to join us. <br><br>After a satisfying meal, we had time to walk the streets and visit some of the shops. We found a camera shop that sold extra large capacity batteries for my camcorder. We also spent ...

... had already slowed the coach to about 30 mph. We had crossed from Yukon Territory into BC back at MP 52. US Customs was at Mile 6.8. They looked at our passports, asked how our trip had been, and wished us a good day.<br><br>We finally arrived in Skagway, parked the coach, and plugged in for the night. Tomorrow we will attempt to make arrangements to get to Juneau, Sitka, and Glacier Bay.

... which had good views of the city as<br>well as the extensive shipping activity that goes on there. It is<br>certainly a busy port. The park was like a small oasis in such a busy<br>area. We were amazed at the blackberries that seemed to be growing<br>everywhere. They were in private gardens as well as parks. I enjoyed<br>a few along the way as they were all ripe. Rob wasn&#8217;t so sure but<br>it is a long time since I last ...

... if you didn&#8217;t have a car or weren&#8217;t willing to pay for private expensive tours. Since Jim wasn&#8217;t feeling well anyway, we took the opportunity to rest up for the next phase of our trip.<br><br>In the 2nd act of kindness on our trip to Haines, a fellow B&amp;Ber and his grandson agreed to get up early to take us to the ferry terminal. Thanks Gus and Cooper!

... train movement (side-to-side swaying and lots of vibration) doesn't add up to ideal conditions for amateur photography, but I snap away as best I can.<br> <br><br> Among the few worthwhile images are of a long-abandoned trestle and a much-photographed curve.<br><br>We return to Skagway in just enough time to rent a car for tomorrow. While I do that, Terri moves our ...

... br><br> Jonathan, our guide, disappears for a dip in the lake as Terri and I get out the Scrabble game.<br>I had planned on bringing the collapsible board, but as I was up early the morning we left on the hike, I feverishly copied the grid onto a camp towel with a ballpoint pen instead. It works well enough, and we finish our game well before dinner time. As we're sitting in the hut waiting on dinner, our attention is ...

... Taiya Inlet.<br><br> Finally, around 10:30 we hit the trail. We've got a good distance to go today, about 13 miles. Terri's pack weighs in at 36 lbs. and mine's closer to 50, so you could say we've got our work cut out for us. Along with our trusty guides, Jonathan and Tripp, we are accompanied by Serine, an amiable young reporter/photographer for Alaska Magazine. <br><br> As any good hiker ...

... can easily walk to the town. It took us only 15 minute by foot. As we walked to the the town, I still can't stop admiring the scenery. It's just a jaw dropping view.<br><br>It's even better view when we took a train ride excursion to White Pass Summit. It costs us $200/person for 3 hour ride, but it's so worthed. My favorite scenery is Glacier Lake.