Alaska Day 6 - 8

Day 6 was another port day but was also spa day for me. We were in Skagway. I spent the morning at the spa and then we toured the town. There is this huge train car that they use to plow the snow off the tracks. It is gigantic. Cute little town.

 

Day 7 was Hoonah which required us to board the tenders to get to the dock. This port has this $100 zip line ride that lasts about 90 seconds. So because we are cheap and I have suddenly developed a fear of heights, we didn't do it. We did walk through the forest and the beach. It was a nice day in nature.

 

After we came back to the ship we participated in the 80's pop name that tune. If we rated just on knowing the answers we came in second to a couple that was two years younger than us. Of course, the host was from the UK and I still question if some of the songs were officially in the 80's. See all those hours watching MTV back when MTV played videos paid off!

Day 8 was Ketchikan. You can click to enlarge - top right is the "bridge to nowhere", bottom right is one of the two seals that were in the creek feasting on the salmon, bottom left is the salmon trying to make their way upstream, and left middle is Creek Street as seen from Married Man's Trail.

 

That night was the final formal dinner. Of course we didn't have the camera for the famous Baked Alaska celebration. Apparently everyone knew that was going to happen but since we were first time cruisers we were a little lost. In case you go, you have to wave your napkins.




This concludes the Alaska portion of our vacation. Come back to get the Canada portion of our vacation.