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| Libby Riddles, 1985 Iditarod Champion |
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| Nice flowers! |
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| Looking back down the street |
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| Skagway River |
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| I love these 1923 Tour Buses |
Today we arrived in Skagway at 7 AM. There is marine cloud this morning but again today it should clear by noon. It’s not raining and the cool temperature is really nice for walking. We decided last night to walk to the cemetery. We’ve been there before on tour and found out there is a nice waterfall a little farther up the trail. We walked from the ship to the railway yard and didn’t realise how far it was. The signed said .5 miles to the cemetery gates and decided to walk back. My fitbit already hit the goal I set. It was a nice walk.
There is a Shuttle Bus $2.00 one way or $5.00 all day pass. It doesn't take you to the cemetery, but does go close to the railway yards.
Last night they had a wonderful presentation by Libby Riddles who became the first woman to win the grueling thousand mile Iditarod Sled Dog Race in 1985 by mushing her team out into a blizzard on the way to None She shared her stories and love of sled dogs with thousands of visitors to Alaska. She lives with 20 dogs in Homer, Alaska.
On this cruise we’ve met people from Australia and New Zealand doing “The Three Queens”. They picked up the Queen Elizabeth in Vancouver and sailing to Alaska through the Panama Canal to New York. They are disembarking the Queen Elizabeth and spending a few days in New York. They they board the Queen Mary to Southampton. They spend a few days in Southampton and board the Queen Victoria to Sydney!!! Wow, that is a wonderful trip.
