Our morning was taken up with a ride on a sternwheel riverboat. We were so very surprised when we heard a voice say “there’s my dentist.” We had known that Mike & Lydia Tubbs were doing an Alaska cruise this summer but never expected to see them. Lydia was one of the last patients I had seen before retiring. We cruised down the river. First, a float plane demonstrated taking off and landing next to the boat. Next, the boat stopped at a kennel where sled dogs are trained. It included a demonstration of the dogs pulling an off-road vehicle. They love to run and really got excited about it. Next, we watched an Alaskan native prepare salmon for smoking. Last, we stopped and were able to get off the boat for demonstrations of how the native people lived and adapted to the more modern ways. Our afternoon was for laundry. We have to take out about one half day every 7 to 9 days for this.