Today we sleep in --- till 6:45 am. I am definitely getting a cold -- I can feel it coming on. Oh well -- not much I can do about it -- we'll be getting on the ship tomorrow so I'll be able to rest.
We meet Patte and Dave --- take the shuttle from the resort to the center of Girdwood and to another well recommended breakfast place -- The Silvertip Grill -- opens at 9 am. We decide to stay on the shuttle while the driver makes his rounds and get a little history lesson on the area. He drops us next to the Silvertip at The Mercantile -- also know as Carr's Safeway. It is the smallest Safeway we've ever seen but it is part of the chain of Safeway grocery stores. We pick up fruit and snacks -- even though we are boarding a cruise ship tomorrow.
While waiting for the Silvertip to open we walk over to the laundromat which is supposed to be most unusual. Not sure what to expect -- we hesitantly open the door and it's a laundromat. It does have some nice murals on the wall and ceiling -- and several restrooms and shower areas for people to use but it is a laundromat. What I found more interesting was one of the customers was there doing his laundry with only a towel around his waist -- apparently he was washing all the clothes he had with him.
Our breakfast at the Silvertip could not have been better --- these people up here know how to make great breakfasts. After breakfast it is raining pretty hard so we take the shuttle back to the resort and have a day of leisure. I read and take a nap as I now have a full blown cold -- and I bought I down coat on sale. Is there a better place to get a warm coat than Alaska?
Dinner tonight is at Sakura at the hotel -- it is Asian and wonderful. After dinner we sit in the lobby for a while trying to stay up past 8:00 pm. This has been a very busy week but we've had so many worthwhile experiences. Tomorrow we are off to Seward to board the Statendam but not before we have a full day in the Bay of Alaska looking at Glaciers and Wildlife.
Thanks for Reading.
Pat
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