Skagway

Civilized breakfast-y salmon Benedict and the works.

We took a Trolley tour of Skagway with Tabitha. The town is pretty small- 4x27 blocks. We went to an overlook of the town and fjord (apparently the second longest fjord in the world.) We had some drizzles as we heard tales of the inhabitants of the Gold Rush cemetery.

The town has a lot of shops with artisan handcrafts. There's a fantastic quilting store with beautiful Alaskan fabric. I'm not a quilter, but appreciate it. I purchased some antler buttons for a future sweater. We found the needlecraft store where I purchased a crosstitch pattern/kit of an eagle superimposed on a native Alaskan image of an eagle. And best of all, a skein of qivuit and another of a qivuit/silk blend.

Then to lunch- king crab- a treat for us from Julianna. We were at the Skagway Fish Company, owned by a former Chicagoan. Go Bears!

She and I went back into town, and picked up some local brew k-cups. As the train returned to town, we saw the Skagway high-tech train warning system.

After Sail-away, we attended a Latitudes reception (for the NCL loyalty program members.). We were graced by a rainbow.

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