Good afternoon, friends and family,
Yes, we’re in the capital of Alaska, Juneau, for most of the day, sailing away at 3 pm. There are three other cruise ships here, so the streets are crowded with shoppers. We tendered in and toured the “Red Dog Saloon”, sawdust on the floor, dollar bills nailed to the walls and everywhere. Then up the hill to the capital building, where, alas, Sarah was not in town. The building does not have a rotunda, and is a rather unimposing oblong structure for such a large state, (yes, they have told us Alaska is 2 and 1/3 times as large as TEXAS)…
There was much renovation going on, so we couldn’t see all of the building, but what we did tour was impressive.
Juneau is the only captial not accessible by road. The only way in is by ship or plane. They thought of moving it to Anchorage, but the cost was too high, and since half of the population here is employed by the government, it would put a lot of people out of work, so here it remains, in Juneau for the time being.
We didn’t do much else, the day was overcast, with a cool wind, but in the high 50s. Our only purchases were our usual hat pin for me and a magnet for Carol, a long walk around the town, and then back to the ship just in time for lunch - yes, eating AGAIN!
Good news, Sean, the assistant cruise director stopped by our table to tell me they are setting up anothe book signing in the atrium for 9:45 on Wednesday. I give my final lecture tomorrow at 10:30 - hopefully a bigger crowd this time, as the only competition is a culinary show.
For the remainder of the day, it’s time to rest and regenerate our legs. Only two more days and the next we get off in Seattle. The time has flown by, but it’s been a great trip. Glad we came.
Will donate a copy of each of my books to the library to see that they get read world wide. Wanted to give Sarah one, but oh, well.
For now, thanks for dropping by. See you soon,
Via con Dias my friends,
Karl & Carol