Day 04 - Tuesday 08/27/24 - Disembarkation in Skagway to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

 We were up early for breakfast and drop our day luggage off at the Half Moon room so we wouldn't have to pack it around during our walk around Skagway.  We then  had a meeting in the Rolling Stone Rock Room to meet our Guide Jen.  


We then left the ship to walk around Skagway.  We've been here the previous two years plus I was here in 2009 on a long motorcycle ride.  It was quite windy and 4 cruise ships were in port (SAPPHIRE & Discovery Princess and the Celebrity Edge).  We were able to purchase some snacks at the Alaska Commercial grocery store before heading back to the ship.  


Our group formed up and we received information packets and we disembarked the Koningsdam for the final time and boarded a shuttle which would take us a short distance to the train.  This coach would be our coach all the way to Dawson City, but today he would meet us in Fraser, BC which is just over the pass from Skagway.  


We sat on the left side of the train enjoyed the views as we headed up the mountain.  Just before the major bridge and first tunnel we had to wait for an oncoming downhill train.  At Frazier we transferred back to our coach and went through Canadian border control with a passport inspection and presentation of our entry card.


Our driver then drove us all the way to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory with a nice stop in Carcross and and few other rest stops as well.  We got in after 5pm and checked in to our hotel, Sternwheeler.  Angela and I then walked to the far end of town to eat at the Boston Pizza restaurant that I had eaten at in 2009 when I rode my motorcycle up here with 3 other fellows.  The pizza was excellent and we walked back to the hotel via the trail along the river.  We didn't have time to visit the SS Klondike riverboat museum ship that I visited on the 2009 trip, but got ready to enjoy a nice sleep.  


Tomorrow, we have a full day on the coach with an early start to reach Dawson City.

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