This morning we docked in Skagway. I got up at 6:00a and went for a run on deck 4 (I did 6 laps). Then I went to deck 9 to make my mocha and have my morning stroll on deck 10. Skagway is a small town of 800 people nestled in the mountains. It's very picturesque and reminded me a lot of Hazelton. I saw a little family of seals. The little one was having quite the time trying to eat a large fish. On the way back to the room I stopped by the internet cafe to send mom a quick e-mail. We decided to try Triton's for breakfast to avoid the line up at the buffet. Evan and I enjoyed our meals but Carter essentially ate nothing while
Callie freaked out when her pancakes and waffles came with the syrup already on them, the scrambled eggs were touching other things and the pancake "tower" only had three pancakes in it. Oh the horror! After breakfast we headed into Skagway (the town was a 2 minute walk from the ship). We popped into a few shops but didn't buy anything. We stopped by the Ranger Station where the kids did a few free activities and were sworn in as "Junior Rangers." They both enjoyed that. I asked the Ranger about little hikes in the area and she sent us to one near the cruise ship. We hiked to Yakutania Point which was only about 30 minutes round trip but was quite scenic and very quiet.
We only ran into three other people! It started to rain so we quickly walked back to the ship. The kids and I changed and headed up to the theatre to catch the new Pooh Bear Movie. There were only about 20 people in the theatre and we all had fun. We then headed to the Oceaneers Club to participate in "Slide Time." This is when they have the pirate ship and slide open. It was fine for Carter to play there as long as I supervised (as the club is for 3-10 year olds). Callie really wanted to go to the Mickey Pool so we decided to brave the cold (it was 10 degrees and raining!). There were only 2 other kids in the pool, surprisingly I know! We only stayed about 20 minutes.
The water was warm and the Mickey ear hot tubs were a little warmer but the air was very chilly. Evan and Carter dashed out ahead of us and then Callie and I quickly grabbed hot chocolate and tea and dashed back to the room. A hot shower was definitely in order. We had a rest before getting ready for dinner. Tonight was "Taste of Alaska". We were back in Triton's. Callie wasn't feeling well when we first got there but perked up about 1/2 way through. Both kids ordered chicken noodle soup to start and followed up with chicken fingers. Evan and I both started with Alaskan King Crab legs (absolutely delicious) then he had the honey-mustard baked salmon and I had the pork tenderloin with a wine mushroom gravy and mashed potatoes. Yum! For dessert Carter had the chocolate mousse and Evan and I both had the "Sweet Temptations" the trio included a little chocolate mousse, a little cake and a pear custard. Very nice! Now we are off to Cars 2 in the big Theatre in 3-D.
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