SKAGWAY, AK, SEPTEMBER 1
We went out to breakfast this morning which is what we usually do on Friday to celebrate the end of another week. There was a sign up in our favorite cafe: "The End Is Near....26" This wasn't a biblical reference but one which meant that the last cruise ship docks in Skagway on Sept. 26.
It was almost as if a different feeling is not sweeping town with the end of the season growing near but nobody dared talk about things until September rolled around. Now conversations begin with: "How many days to you have left" or, more to the point, "When are you leaving" The jobs which seemed never-ending are now russing to conclusion. People share sympathy with those who will be left behind to clean up, lock up and turn out the lights when the last tourist leaves.
After two days of solid rain the sign in the cafe might well be a warning to build your ark now while you have time...as the forecast for the next 5 to 7 days doesn't look much better
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