So I haven't written in quite awhile. I know I said I would write after my next tour, but it wasn't too exciting so I didn't have much to say! By now, I have had about 5 or 6 tours, and a bunch of transfers. Transfers are just picking people up from a vendor or the train station, and transporting them to another location. So you don't have to tour them or even talk to them, however I do so I can get more practice touring. My tours have been good so far, nothing too exciting. The other day I had a tour that went to the suspension bridge which is in Yukon Territory, Canada. That is the furthest I have ever driven with guests so I was a little nervous, but it turned out okay. I picked them up off the dock and then drove them straight to the train depot which is about 2 min. away. I then staged for a few minutes (staging is just parking your coach and waiting for your next duty) until I had to drive up to Fraser, B.C. where I picked them up off the train. After I picked them up I drove about 15 min. north to the Yukon Suspension Bridge. It's just a small bridge they can walk across, there is a gift shop, a place to get snacks and some placards they can read about the bridge and the surrounding area. We were there for about 45 min. and then we left. We headed down the pass back to Skagway and I toured them the whole way. It was a lot of fun, they seemed to like it. I was joking around with them and laughing the whole time. I always try and make an effort to connect with my passengers and make them seem like we are becoming friends, and I'm not just some boring tour guide they have to listen to all day. I ask them how their cruise is going, where they're from, how they are enjoying Alaska, etc. And in turn, they ask me where I'm from, how I heard about the job, where I live in town, if I go to school, things like that. They are always very interested in me and my life, which I love! So we got back into town, I gave them a city tour and then dropped them off in town so they could walk around. They all said thank you and said they had a great time, and a lot of them showed their appreciation in other ways =) Wait, what? I didn't say "tips", I said in "other ways"... (We are not allowed to solicit tips or talk about them so we all pretend like it doesn't happen lol.) So that was a good day.
Nothing else is really new here. I've had quite a few days off which sounds like it would be nice, but I always seem to have days off when everyone else is working, so it's not that fun. And I really want more hours. Gotta make that money! I've still been hanging out with everyone, going out, and having a lot of bonfires! We have a bonfire about twice a week. There is a fire pit right behind the parking lot by our house so it's very convenient. We also had a bonfire up at The Point, which is a little area on the rocks off of a trail at the end of town. And this was our view...
It was so much fun! Here are me and all my friends that went =)
I haven't seen any other wildlife so far, I'm keeping my eyes peeled but nothing yet. Also, I'm gonna try and convince one of the guys up here to teach me how to play guitar! I really want to learn and there are 3 or 4 guys who can play so I'm gonna bat my eyelashes and sweet talk them into teaching me =D So I'll keep you updated on that.
Also, we went on a little hike to Lower Dewey Lake and a bunch of people went cliff jumping. I want to jump, but maybe later in the season. They all said that the water was so cold, it took your breath away when you hit. Here are all the badasses that jumped!
Stay tuned for my next blog, whenever that may be...
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