Day Sixtyeight - Aug 1, 2009
Skagway, AK
Daily Didactic
The day started at the convenient but noisy Pullen RV Park and Campground right next to the docks in downtown Skagway. This particular morning the sounds of a crew re-roofing a warehouse nearby may have actually been louder than the cruise ship horns and trains rumbling by. At least that was Todd and Cori's impression from the tent. We headed into town to find some breakfast, only to find that the only two places we remembered had gone out of business in the last four years. After circumnavigating Skagway, we eventually asked a local and ended up practically back in our campground at the Stowaway eating a very good breakfast.
We spent the rest of our day exploring the town of Skagway. We are big fans of Skagway, which seems a little odd because it is a pretty Disney Landish kind of place. The main tourist street is a collection of mostly cruise company owned jewelry, t-shirt and knick knack shops, done up with facades to look like turn-of-the-century storefronts. However, mixed into all of this tourist fodder is some great history, some neat museums, and a few really good places to eat. We've taken to staying at the Pullen RV Park, not because it is particularly nice and in spite of it's noise, because it is right on the waterfront and is in easy walking distance of everything.
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