Happy Birthday to Bryn! There was a
happy birthday sign on the door and a couple of balloons. We had
breakfast delivered, as we had arrived in Skagway and wanted to exit
the ship. We took a bus tour that started with the Liarsville
Experience. We visited a mining camp, saw a show and had another
opportunity to pan for gold. Then back on the bus and up to White
Pass and into British Columbia, following the path of some of the
gold miners in 1897 – 1900. Very steep climb along the river,
gorgeous lush forests and expanses of rock face sprinkled with ponds
and patches of snow. We returned to the ship for lunch. After lunch
Randy, Reed and Bret had a surprise birthday-in-a-bag celebration for
Bryn. She got baskets, chocolate and Alaskan blueberry taffy. What
could be better? A fun time was had by all. Then it was time to get
back to the serious work of touristing so we took a shuttle back into
town. We visited several historic buildings which were part of
Klondike Gold Fields National Historic Park, where the boys earned
yet more Junior Ranger badges. We visited some shops and the
Corrington Ivory Museum, where Bryn liked seeing the world's biggest
baleen basket.
For dinner, the waiters sang happy
birthday and they brought a cake that looked like a big ding dong.
Tasted better though – chocolate with chocolate cream between the
layers. The boys were happy to share it.
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