Did You Know....?

Long before she was the hottest governor in the coldest state, Sarah Palin hailed from tiny Skagway, Alaska? And while she may have "quit" here before she even started school, they haven't "quit on her! We discovered "The Sarah Palin Store" - all things Sarah, all the time!! Though it took some coaxing to get Gerry to even cross the street, I finally convinced him it could be fun (if a bit scary. I think he was concerned I would actually find the Sarah souvenir I coveted - a Sarah Palin ashtra - because it would probably be a temptation for both of us to take up smoking...cigars!). There were license plates (ICRUSSIA and GOROGUE) and "Hockey Mom Lipstick" and red tea bags so you could host your own Sarah Palin tea party! There was even a poster that said "Sarah Palin - Take A Stand" (and then quit, quipped Gerry!)

We wandered early (after dinner) though needlessly to get good seats for the comedian we’d been waiting all cruise to see. Turns out Dona and I were the only ones who actually checked out his act and YouTube video before the cruise. But we were glad we did - we got to see “Skagway Steve” who entertained and performed the entire history of Skagway from gold mining days to present on his guitar and harmonica. He was a (local) hoot!

Afterwards, we headed to our cabins. The skies had completely cleared and we were treated to a beautiful evening of gorgeous mountains. Finally (though it was still completely daylight) Gerry thought we should perhaps call it a night as we would be getting up early for Glacier Bay National Park the next morning.

~later, tw