Three times in the last week the water lines froze overnight. After the first time we learned to fill a pitcher with water for early toilet flushing.
Today we got word of a local disaster. The dock used by the ferry sank. It floats so it can accommodate changing tides. But it floats no more. By the time we got down there the crowd was about a hundred. There was a large crane on a barge lifting a forklift out of the water. I have no idea what will happen next. Or when repairs will be made. What is obvious, is that a lot of people are going to have to find a different way to get here.
The blue ramp ends at the now underwater dock.
You can see bubbles to the left of a small crane and light poles sticking up above the water. The pier supports are at the far left. Broadway dock is in the distance. 
2 comments:
We can't believe that your pipes aren't set up for freezing weather so they won't freeze! How can that be in a place like Skagway?
Where are you living this year, by the way? Apartment? Trailer? With whom? Post a photo of your living quarters, please.
That is an expensive disaster and it makes you wonder what made the dock float and what happened to allow it to sink. Too much weight on it? I am assuming that no one was hurt in any way, but it will be a nuisance until they can get it functional again, huh?
Keep us posted!
These trailers are empty in winter when it is supposed to be cold. I live with Bryan next door to where we were last year. No explanation on how the dock sank. Yet.
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