Day 6 -- Skagway

How did our new room work out? Let’s just say it was a different kind of noise. No intense bass beating the walls and body at night when you are trying to sleep; instead, we have a service area behind and over the room and it sounds like they are roller skating and sometimes it sounds like they are bowling. It occurs at all hours both day and night. There is no noise-free zone for us. Ain’t gonna happen! Did I mention I will never do a Princess cruise again?

There isn’t a whole lot to report on the locations we have visited on this cruise as we have been to them many times before and there just isn’t a whole lot to describe. We were in Skagway, which has a permanent population of fewer than 1,000. There was just our ship in town so it wasn’t overrun with people. It was overcast and very windy. We walked about ½ mile into town along a very nice boardwalk that runs along the water. We passed over a stream where an enormous number of salmon were coming upstream to spawn. Wherever there was a bare patch of ground, there were lovely flowers; there weren’t any hanging baskets as it is just too windy all the time (the name Skagway means winds from the north). The sidewalks were raised wooden boardwalks. Again, there were a lot of jewelry and trinket shops. I bought a large, shocking pink tote bag with “Alaska” embroidered on one side for $5 – what a bargain. After our move last night, we really needed an extra bag to tote all the miscellaneous stuff so now we are prepared for the next move which should be on Monday.

We came back to the ship and had lunch. I looked like I stuck my finger in a light socket because my hair was standing straight out from all the wind. It’s a kind of wind that goes straight through you. After lunch, I started teaching our dinner companion, Shirley, how to knit. She went to town and bought needles and yarn, and was very excited to start the lessons. She seems very eager to learn and I really enjoy teaching. We then saw the new Star Trek movie (Michael loved it, and I thought it was a pleasant way to kill a few hours). Went back to our room for a little R&R before dinner (like we haven’t had any R&R, right….!).

After dinner, we went to the show and saw a very funny and talented ventriloquist, Dan Horn. Normally I would yawn at something like this, but this guy was really, really good. If you ever get a chance to see him, you will be very pleased (he has been on the late night shows).