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Skayway and Sled Dogs!

Our first port day was in Skagway, and the nice thing about this port is that the shopping district is right at the port.  Everything is within walking distance and is clustered together into a few streets.  Skagway is pretty small, and there were only a few restaurants there.  I guess I expected more from a port town, but we just got a snack at port and ate lunch on the ship anyway.  We let the kids take pictures of the adults and it was hysterical listening to them say, "Smile nicely!"  "Look at the camera!"  "Stand still!" just like we do when we take pictures of them. In Skagway, our excursion was visiting an Ididarod musher and riding a summer sled pulled by Alaskan Huskies.  We booked with a private company instead of going through Disney.  It was significantly cheaper and we read that this excursion allowed a lot more time with the sled dog puppies than the Disney excursion.  Puppy cuddling was of utmost importance to many o...