Alaska Live, July 17th - 27th. Just the tip of the iceberg.

[A&L_Ont]

We are at an amazing place. Photos to come later.

[Schlepporello]

We are at an amazing place. Photos to come later.

I could see myself living in Skagway. My wife begs to differ though.

[A&L_Ont]

I could see myself living in Skagway. My wife begs to differ though.

 

 

 

Me too, in the summer.

[joand452]

We loved Skagway. We were probably the only pax not to do the White Pass railway excursion. We did a small van excursion that followed the same route, but took us all the way into Canada. We also went to the Skagway Sculpture Garden, run by a retired Army dentist. He had a floating dental office that visited villages on the inner passage. Is the tiny gold rush museum still there? How about the twig building? I thought it was an awesome little town.

 

 

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[Schlepporello]

Me too, in the summer.

Their winters aren't much different than ours. I'll check the temps from time to time and they are usually right with us, even with the wind.

[A&L_Ont]

Temp in the sun today.

 

 

 

 

[A&L_Ont]

I see the Oasis tender has arrived.

 

[Graciesmom2]

Really enjoying your pics and reviews! Have first trip to Alaska booked for next May. Counting the days! Thanks for posting!

[A&L_Ont]

Time to guess what is Andrew not having for dessert.

 

[Clarea]

Apple Pie?

[Schlepporello]

Time to guess what is Andrew not having for dessert.

 

That's no-brainer. I can pick out two things he's not having right now.

[A&L_Ont]

Dinner is served. Apps first in no particular order.

 

 

 

[Neeny12]

Time to guess what is Andrew not having for dessert.

 

 

 

 

Fig/date thingy and the dried fruit bread (possible raisins)[emoji6]

 

 

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[Alter Ego]

Fig/date thingy and the dried fruit bread (possible raisins)[emoji6]

 

 

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Sometimes apple pie has the dreaded hidden raisins!!

 

 

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[A&L_Ont]

Answer is Ice cream.

[A&L_Ont]

So we walked around town early afternoon and saw some familiar sights. Makes feel like I am in the Caribbean. ;)

 

 

 

[Coralc]

Edited. Misunderstood.

[A&L_Ont]

Instead of doing the typical White Pass Railroad we decided to do something different today. We went to Jewel Gardens. It was a ship run tour to which we got to work with molten glass. It was held at a place with a certified organic garden that later got into glass blowing business in 2007.

 

Our goal today was to make Christmas ornaments. We started with clear, raw molten glass and our goal was to transfer it to this.

 

 

First we got to pick our colours and appearance of the ornament and then we got to work. A glob of clear glass was picked up on our pre heated rod. It was then taken over to our preselected colours.

 

 

 

From there it went back into the blast heater. This happened a few times in the process.

 

 

 

It came back out to get rolled again a few times to meld the colours.

 

 

 

Then it would get pulled to make a pattern to the ornament.

 

 

 

It would then then get smoothed.

 

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[A&L_Ont]

At the end of the process the glass is separated from the rod. After they added a glass eyelet to which you use to hook it to the tree.

 

 

This is what our groups balls looked like. It stays in this device to slowly chill over 12 hours. They then ship it to our homes in approximately three days.

 

 

After they fed us a meal to which almost all ingredients came from their garden.

 

 

Afterwards we had 15 minutes to check out their gardens and gift shop. The gardens were beautiful and glass work was intermingled throughout.

 

The salmon run has started.

 

 

 

[A&L_Ont]

Just a few items that I found in their gift shop. All the glass is made in house.

 

 

 

 

 

Afterwards we got dropped off at the ship.

 

 

And this picture has some foreshadowing of the afternoon to come.

 

[JoyMouse]

In thinking he forgot his excursion tickets.

 

 

 

 

Passports for going into Canada.

 

 

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[A&L_Ont]

So this afternoon grandma and I went on the Good Time Girls walking tour of Skagway. I nicknamed it the Whore Tour months ago. Our guide was Madam Ileaned Herover.

 

She gave me a Skagway welcome.

 

 

And yes that is tip money on in her cleavage. Yes, just the tips. When the tour was over, we were informed that is where we could leave ours as well. She made note to the size of my deposit.;)

 

 

Our Madam gave us a great tour of Skagway and educated us to the storied lives of prospectors, working girls of all levels and the madams. At one point there we 80 brothels in Skagway, over the 2 year gold rush.

 

I really won’t say much of the tour, because I don’t want to be a spoiler but it does a relatively happy ending depending on what side of the story you are.

 

 

The tour ended at the Red Onion Saloon with a toast and a closer look at a madam’s lifestyle. This is a tour worth doing. It combined humour, innuendos, history and the hardships (pardon the pun) that all had thrust upon them during the gold rush.

[A&L_Ont]

I’m done for tonight. The alarm is set for 5:50am. We have an early start tomorrow. We have zip lining and whale watching on the menu. I had a few more pics to post but the wifi isn’t agreeable.

[A&L_Ont]

There was a question yesterday about the Gold Museum and the drift wood building in Skagway. They are both still there. Lisa and Owen went into the Museum and I have some pics of the drift wood building and will post when it can.

[ramja96]

 

 

WHOA!! I think the captain went severely off course!! "New Orleans Police Dept."???:eek: