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Great little spot in downtown Victoria. I was surprised to find that they accept U.S. dollars.

Try and keep it under 30 clicks.

I have officially achieved “world traveler” status! Welcome to Canada, ay!

Visibility was pretty low on our day at sea. The low temperature kept pretty much everyone off the deck. I half expected to see the Black Pearl emerge from beyond the veil of mist off in the distance.

I got a chance to converse with the captain of our ship for a little bit. Typically, a photo opp with him costs money and is done on a special night, but I guess I made a good impression!

Tonight we tried the steakhouse on board. We had an excellent view of the snow capped montains of Alaska.

Like many stampeders who traveled her a century ago, I leave the city of Skagway empty handed, having found no gold. I suppose I can take solace in the fact that none of the members of my party died of disease or starvation.

Tomorrow we’ll be at sea all day and arive in Victoria the next day.

The surounding forest is full of hiking trails. I took a quick 1 mile hike up to Lower Lake and was amazed at how dead silent it was. The only detectable sounds were that of the salmon breaching the emerald glass water surface every few seconds. Truely an impressive landscape.

Now that these hills have been stripped of any measurable amount of gold, there’s really only one thing left to do in this town.

Established in 1897, the Skagway Brewing Co. is a required stop, so we’re told. My flavor of choice… the Prospector Pale Ale.

There’s a strange familiarity here…

I haven’t seen Mickey Mouse yet, but there certainly are plenty of souvenier shops. And the ship certainly is a castle as sea.