Friday September 4, Skagway Alaska

We wake up this morning in Pullen Creek RV park in Skagway. Having arrived after 11pm last night, we haven't really seen this place. OH MY it's lovely too. A glacier is staring at me through my kitchen window... Surprise...

We rode over on the ferry with our new friends, Barry, Beth, Connie & Mike and now Beth's mother has joined them. We are all staying at the same RV park. The ladies & I are off on foot for shopping in town.

Skagway, originally a gateway through the Chilcoot pass for the gold stampeders, is now a cruise ship town. Some days there are up to 6000 tourist walking these streets. Today just one ship is in town and it's not very crowded. The town is just like the busy Caribbean towns that the cruise ships frequent. Every other shop in for jewelry and the others are tee shirts etc. It's still fun to look at the same old souvenirs with my new girl friends. A farewell lunch with all the gang at the Alaskan Brewery. We exchange numbers and promise to keep in touch. I hope we do, they are such fun people.

We are again reminded it's a small, small world when we go back to the RV park, we find out we are parked next to another motor home couple we had met at Kluane and their friends in another RV from Washington. I guess I shouldn't be surprised since their are very few roads here in this part of the country, but I still am surprised. Mikey and the guys, Bud & Rob, share stories about the last few days and then he & I go off exploring Skagway.

It's another beautiful place, full of mountains, glaciers, & lovely water everywhere.

Mikey wants to stop in at the Red Onion Saloon, a former bar & bordello. We find the place very interesting and even take the tour upstairs with the madam in charge. Mikey really enjoyed this (a little too much!)

We really enjoyed our day in Skagway and turn in for a good nights sleep.