Return to ship

We had a wonderful trip up White Pass, but returned to pouring down
rain. Due to the timing of the trip, none of us had lunch. We retuned
to our suite to find in room tea service with shrimp, crab claws, more
caviar on blinis and lots of scones. I don't think an afternoon
"snack" has ever tasted better. Dad is resting while Mom and I shower
and get ready for dinner. Tonight is informal attire so we'll need to
dress up a bit. We should be departing Skagway in the next 15 minutes
or so.

Train to White Pass

On the train to White Pass

Skagway

Skagway

Rain, rain go away...we arrived in Skagway a short time ago. We
enjoyed eggs Benedict in our suite as the rain pours down. The dog
sledding is a "no go" once again. We are extremely disappointed since
this was the one excursion we were looking forward to. We will be
going on the train up to White Pass - all 3 of us will be going. It is
such a rainy miserable day, it might be best just to stay put! Not
sure what else is in store, but we do get to dress up a little as it's
informal this evening. The ship is so nice that we're perfectly happy
to stay right here.

Juneau

After all hopes of going sledding were dashed Mom decided to just stay
in our suite and enjoy the sites from our verandah. Dad and I decided
to venture out into town. We spent several hours walking around
looking at all of the touristy stores. It's too bad these towns have
been so commercialized. The views are truly the best part. We got back
on the ship in time for me to get to the spa. I scheduled a wonderful
deep tissue massage - it was just what I needed. Mom and Dad stayed in
the room enjoying a cocktail. I came back and opted for some champagne
out of our bar. We all sort of skipped lunch, so we had our butler
bring some canapés - shrimp, caviar, and some hummus. We had dinner
reservations in the Italian restaurant, La Terrazza, that featured the
region of Tuscany. We bad a fantastic meal (of course) that included
antipasti, Prosecco, several other courses and the best part - veal
scalopinni. It was incredible. There was still some time before the
evening show, so we went to the bar to listen to some music. At 10:00
pm they had The Liars Club where we had to figure out who was telling
the truth. The cruise director David again joined us and we spent a
while talking with him. By 12:30 am it was time to call it a day.
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New Discovery

We have discovered the Observation Lounge on Deck 10. It has fabulous
views from the front of the ship and massaging chairs - what more
could you ask for! If we can't find Dad, I'll now know where to look.
They also have beverages, snacks, puzzles, etc. Not a bad way to kill
some time before our excursion. Here's hoping the weather improves
enough for us to go.

Due to weather conditions they are postponing our trip until 12:15.
Let's hope we can go at that time.

Heading off ship

We're in Juneau

After very rough seas and lots of sea sickness we are in calm seas and
docked in Juneau. We have cell signal (very exciting) and are having
breakfast down in one of the dining rooms. Mom and I leave for our
heli tour and dog sledding trip in just about an hour. I will search
for Internet in town so I can post photos and video.