JUNEAU

How lovely to get up to nice bright sunshine.  Wow looking ahead to our week away, it seemed like every day would be cloudy with lots of rainy skies.  We are happy to see lovely bright sunny days.

So, Elaine, Sandra, Pam and I were setting off on an adventure to find a quilt shop,  We were told we could probably catch one out in front of the Red Dog Saloon….and we did.  Our driver was Situck.  He had a droll sense of humour and he entertained us on our $35.00 ride to see RainTree Quilts.  Although I was really glad we had the chance to see a new quilt shop….with the additional $45.00 for the return trip, I feel I won’t be having any future visits.

We had the same driver, Situck, on the return trip and he stopped for us to see a bear.  That little side trip was the extra $10.00.  Sandra said she gets bears bigger than that in her back yard…oh well.  We saw this bear in Alaska!  Situk dropped us at Changing Tides – another quilt store right in Juneau and we had another look around.  It is always fun to see the fabrics of Alaska. 

The incorporation of the native flora, fauna and the colours of the northern lights make the Alaskan cottons so special and distinctive.  Forget-Me-Nots, Fireweed, seals, bears, otters and salmon are just some of the images that are depicted in their beautiful fabric bolts.  Fabrics you would not find anywhere else.  Ahh enough about fabric - but the Alaska prints are really so very lovely!

So, after roaming around the town for a few hours, we were glad to get back to the ship and settle down to dinner.  There is a late departure from the port of Juneau, so we will be spending a quiet evening tonight – tomorrow is another day ashore – Skagway is our next stop.  Skagway, The White Pass Railway and another quilt shop – the Russian Tailor.

Day 3 is over and out