Alaska File #4

Skagway

Skagway was our #3 stop. It was a town built around the Gold Rush and we just walked around for a bit before returning to the ship. It was Amanda’s Birthday so first Mancub and I got massages at the spa and then went to a Restaurant on the boat that had Hibachi (sp) tables. The chef guy was pretty funny, and the dinner wouldn’t be complete without him throwing food into people’s mouths. Luckily, Amanda and I were spared :).  

This was BY FAR the craziest night yet. We did some dancing of course and then witnessed the most entertainment of the cruise. They had a Dancing with the Stars game. Grandpa Barrett was the lucky one who got chosen to participate. He has been having a hard time with his knee though, so after much consideration he chose to have Jeremy take his place. The picture of Jeremy half-naked does not do this night justice.

Port #4: Icy Straight (Hoonah)

We were only here for a few hours. The fun part was that the boat anchored down in the bay and we had to take “tender” boats to shore…a.k.a. the life boats from the ship. At least that proved they all work! We only took a few pictures, I think we were all pretty tired at this point.

After being on shore for about an hour, we spent the last few watching two whales swim back and forth across the bay. It was fun to see them swimming around for so long probably chasing little snacks in the water.

Stop #5, Ketchikan

This was such a pretty city. We were only at port for a few hours as well, which we spent snorkeling. It was so much fun, I only wish we had a digital underwater camera because I haven’t picked up the pictures from the disposable one yet. I can’t wait to get them up! I wish we could have stayed here longer because it looked like there was so much to do!

A summary of our trip: at least 5 daily trips to the soft serve ice-cream machine :)