May 19th, 2011: Day 5
I had been looking forward to Skagway not only because I'd never been there before, but because of the little road trip we had planned. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
The day started out like all the others. I still can't seem to sleep past 5:30am. We were already docked in Skagway and had to pick up the van around 8am. Mom and Dad had already eaten, so we grabbed C and R and headed to the buffet. I tried to get my gluten free toast like usual, but no one seemed to know what I was talking about. Even when they do know what I'm talking about, it seems to take a while to get some gluten free toast. I may just skip it from this point on. (This was the only issue I every had with getting something gluten free. I did mention this incident when I filled out my Princess survey.)
We then headed downtown to get the van. I was happily surprised to see that the van was in relatively good condition. It was a bit on the old side, but it eased some of the fears I had about it breaking down.
The drive was absolutely beautiful!
The highest point of the drive was around 3200 feet! There was one portion of the drive where it felt like we were on top of the world! There was snow everywhere, but the temperature was very comfortable.
There were beautiful mountain peaks all around us with the most beautiful white snow I had ever seen! It was so amazing! I had never seen mountains like this before!
We eventually made out way to Carcross. I was a bit dissapointed by the town, but it was beautiful and cute none the less.
The real reason I was there was for the Carcross Desert!
Much like the section of the drive I mentioned above, I could've explored the Carcross Desert for hours and would've been a very happy girl! But I didn't want to make my family wait for me, so we only spent a couple of minutes there. The Carcross Desert isn't actually a desert at all, but it sure looks like one! This area was once covered by a glacial lake, but as the glaciers retreated, the water levels dropped leaving behind an area of sand. The way the area is shaped allows for the winds to keep the sand in the area they are in now.
(I have plenty more pictures of this drive in my Flickr Set)
The returned the van and walked around Skagway for a short time. It's a very cute little town, but there wasn't much to do in the downtown area besides shopping and eating.
We got back to the ship (Another LONG walk!) and tried to figure out something to do. We (B, C, R, and I) decided to go to the golf simulator for a longest drive competition they were holding, but the simulator was closed! The sign said they would be closed in port, but the Princess Patter said it would be open for the competition. So we left, a bit confused, but decided to play some card games instead. After a few card games, we went up to play some ping-pong as well!
It was getting close to dinner time so we got dressed for dinner (and this is where I found out I only brought 6 outfits for dinner instead of 7! ::sigh::) and had a delicious dinner once again! After dinner, we headed to the casino and played our favorite slot machine, Mrs. Little Green Men! We put in $33 and eventually walked away with $101.50! We cashed out and headed to the theater to see the production show Piano Man.
We were waiting for the show to start and B started to fall asleep! So we went back to the room to sleep, or so I thought! He said he started to feel more awake as he headed back to the room so he decided to go back to the casino and played blackjack and basically lost what money I had just won! He's so much trouble!
The show was better than the first one and the costumes where amazing! There was outfit with balloons coming out of the back piece of each of the dancers and another that looked like over done southern bell dresses! It felt more like a Vegas show girl act, with more clothing of course!
We have a sea day tomorrow, but it's our anniversary so it should hopefully be a special one!
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