It is a shopping day in Petersburg! I get my list – put on a warm cap, Alaska jacket, blinding bright yellow raincoat,
mostly dry blue boat shoes and walk the long dock and up the ramp into
town. First stop is the Trading Union store, which
houses a grocery store on the first level and awesome clothing, shoes and
gifts upstairs.
It is way past time to get our
Xtra Tuf boots and we know what they are for.
Rain, puddles. I have hope today, and try not to think about the many times I have looked at the sizes written on
the boxes and seen NO WOMEN sizes, and the smallest MAN’s is a size 5. Way too big for my foot!
The clerk in the shoe department
brings many, many sizes and styles and I finally find one that works. She suggests the cushion-ey sock like Herb has
selected, and it makes the boot mine! As
I walk back to the boat, I find myself still wanting to walk around puddles -- even while wearing my Xtra Tuf rain boots.
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| Choose: shoe or boot? |
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| Boots Made for Puddles! |
Next on the list are hardware
items, and I am puzzled about the laundry aisle.
Starch? Iron? I think of the store as one catering to boaters, and don't have a blouse on the boat that I would starch. Also I have no iron along,
but I suppose some locals shop here also.
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| Need Laundry Items? |
Lunch is halibut bits and chips
at Coastal Cold Storage Café and Seafood Market, which does not have malt
vinegar, but a lady at the next table brings her own bottle and shares with
us for the halibut. How friendly is this?
Coincidentally, I finally post an
entry on my blog from when we were here earlier in July, and Stuart comments on
Facebook about Petersburg having good pizza.
I should mention at this point how cold, wet, and rainy the weather is
outside while I sit in my warm and dry boat, but I do feel Papa Bear’s Pizza
parlor calling me. Last chance – we may
leave tomorrow.
So we go. The cafe is full; no one in Petersburg stays home because of the weather. Herb orders spicy
Italian sausage and I opt for pepperoni (of course) with mushrooms and
pineapple. The clerk tells us it will
be 20 – 25 minutes, and we are greeted by Papa Bear himself while we wait. He tells us he imports the Italian sausage
and guarantees Herb will enjoy it. He
gives us a bit of history of Petersburg and his previous work before coming
here. One point makes us laugh – while
Kake is a Tlingit village, Petersburg is Norwegian because the Tlingits didn't like the weather here, so traveled farther north to Kake.
Herb tells Papa Bear you can tour several harbors by booking a Petersburg to Petersburg passage on the ferry. You will see Juneau, Haynes and Skagway.
Papa Bear explains the mural in
the dining room, pointing out which bear represents him, his wife, his daughter, and says the one fishing for pizza on the extreme right is the satisfied customer. Well, that would be Herb and Willie. I can’t remember when I have had a pizza this
delicious. The 12 inch pies are still
hot when we get them back to the boat and I eat a little more than I should,
but still have left-overs for tomorrow’s lunch. I make hot tea in my cheery red strawberry cup, mostly to warm my hands.
Pappa Bear, your team is a winner!
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| Papa Bear |
and of Walldog, Willie and Jake
Thursday, July 30, 2015
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