Our cruise ship Radiance of the Seas slips in between the mountains, glaciers and fish to dock us in a little port built up with rocks. The port is ready with a platform full of new helicopters. There is not even one doctor in this town and medical attention is a two hour flight away. Pregnant women are required to leave town two months prior to giving birth. It’s still a frontier town and charming to pieces.
I went to a farm where I did something I have wanted to do forever, I did glass blowing. I made a beautiful snow, blue magic feather and gilded paperweight which will be shipped to my home. Then we had a home made brunch from all the ingredients in the Jewel Farm garden. 33 staff live in the baracks there and grow their own food.
The air tingles with crisp promise of more northern adventure. Although the guides sait last ngiht that we wouldn’t probably site any whales, our group saw 5 Orcas and a humpback with a baby who did tricks for us. Although you can only see Mt. McKilyey 30% of the year, we saw it clearly the first day. Today we snuck into Icy Straight Point and the sun blazing on the streets is so unusal we know how truly blessed this trip is as it is rarely sunny this long. I stayed onboard and slept the morning away in elegant luxury. The internet and cell phone connections come and go. AT&T seems to be the only carrier that works in these remote areas. My phone is dead for sure!
We have our meeting at 5:00, formal dress tonight and our Private Coketail Party at 7:00. Life is that good!