We docked at Skagway and since we had a later excursion, decided to do some necessary shopping. As we were strolling down the main drag, which is named Broadway, with only the glitz missing,we met up with Jim and Mary Ann who were getting ready to go on a dog sled expedition. Of course Jim and I exchanged barbs and we parted to get ready for our own side trip. We boarded a train that would take us up to where the earliest "stampeders" forged their way looking for gold, in the Yukon. On our way to where we meet up with our group of intrepid bike riders, we were called upon to perform a rescue mission of sorts. It seems that an older steam locomotive had busted a piston and was unable to move. So, being the good samaritans that we are, we had to couple with the train and push it to where the track split into three sections. We pushed the locomotive onto one set of tracks, backed out and pushed the passenger cars onto the other track, and then we were on our way, forty-five minutes behind schedule. When we arrived at Fraser BC, our guides were waiting for us, but not sure if we were going to make it. Now we could make tracks for our adventure down hill, fifteen miles back to Skagway. On the way we filled our water bottles with cool refreshing glacier water from a stream running to the ocean. We finally made it in to town, got a few pictures of the trip down, and made it back to the ship, getting ready to explore Glacier Bay the next day. I had a special drink to celebrate the day..... Jameson's with a splash of cool glacier water.
WHAT an interesting day. I don't think many people can say they took part in a train rescue. I had to read it twice because for one minute I thought you were on foot... and I was picturing you and Tracy trying to push a train... The scenery is breathtaking. And how fun to see where the gold rushers rushed and then get to bike. To top it all of with Jameson and glacier water, well, now your just bragging...
ReplyDeleteI am really lookinf forward to Glacier Bay...