September 9, 2017
Iceberg Ice Cream, Lavallette, New Jersey
seasonal
The first thing that hit me when I entered Iceberg Ice Cream was “wow, this is confusing!” People were standing around everywhere – a lady across the room asking for the soft watermelon she ordered, but did not receive (she was very polite, as was the server.) – an ice cream selection board across the room from the ordering area – I wanted to peruse the ice cream choices or at least get a good look at the selection list before I ordered, but this seemed impossible. (“please order here – then pick up there”). I therefore asked the order-taker for her suggestions. She suggested Oatmeal Cookie and Mint Oreo – her personal favorites. 
We waited for our orders to be processed (the lady was still waiting for her soft watermelon, which I realized was for her young daughter) and went to pick them up. The ice cream was homemade and delicious, and the flavors she suggested were an excellent choice, but I was still not sur
e what else was available. There was limited seating inside and nice tables to sit at outside, but tonight was getting a bit chilly so most people chose to eat inside. They had a nice selection of ice cream cakes, and an interesting “specialty sundae” list that was posted outside the shop, so it could be read before entering. I was surprised that it did not have some ocean themed choices. I think the problem tonight was that they were just very short of help, which caused the confusing scene. The help that was there was polite, friendly and doing their best, but they were understandably a bit overwhelmed.
In the area: We came to Lavellette to walk along the ocean, one of my favorite things to do. As we strolled, we came upon a wedding – we got to watch Brooke and Pablo get married (if you choose to get married on a beach, you must expect people to creep on you). They had a nice ritual where each wedding guest was given a shell. They then walked to the water, everyone made a wish for the happy couple and throw the shell in the water. I assume they would have given us a shell if we asked. I wish Brooke and Pablo a life time of happiness together.
s were probably wiping out their inventory. I had Huckleberry Haven ice cream which was a pretty color, tasty and creamy. The serving sizes were generous. There is no seating inside the shop and by the time we got our ice cream is was raining much harder so we sat on the ground under an awning and watched people walking by getting soaked – knowing that would be us shortly.
We then took the city bus into town to the 
here and took the city bus to the Douglas Island and the
th the moose and grizzlies that I also did not see). The cafe is nicely decorated in a camping theme with lanterns on the tables. They sell varied coffee options for weary travelers and Nestles ice cream for happy campers – I went with the ice cream – Cappuccino Flake and Don got Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Surprisingly, I do not think I have had Nestle’s ice cream before – and I was presently surprised, the texture was excellent – but the flavor could have been stronger. Portion size was okay.
Being a tourist trap and serving folks from the world over, they were ha
ppy to accept my American money – I wonder if they accepted Chinese money from some of my fellow travelers. We got our ice cream “to go” so that we could walk around the grounds while we ate it – we only have about an hour to see all that Caribou Crossing has to offer!
really cool rock formations on the waterway in Skagway. We then took an excursion into the Yukon with some interesting stops along the way – 
ke a desert that are somehow related to glacier activity (like everything else here), a log cabin where the White Pass Trail met the Chilkoot Trail, waterfalls, the 
August 12, 2017
breakfast all day. I was not super hungry, so I ordered halibut from m the senior menu – I have never ordered from a senior menu (I am not old enough, but there was no age listed). The waitress did a double take but said nothing – I guess I wanted her to tell me I was too young but she unfortunately did not. I wonder what would of have happened if I ordered from the kids menu. Anyway on
really good. So even though I was not hungry enough for a full dinner, I was able to save room for dessert!. The waitress, who was really fun and friendly, seemed thrilled that no only had we found the ice cream menu, but we planned to order from it. They served Seattle’s Best ice cream. I got a Brownie Sundae with Bubble Gum (I guess I ordered from the children’s menu after all) and Express Almond Fudge ice team. The portion was very large – I 
thought they gave me the family size instead of the individual! – and a tasty combination. I guess I saved lots of room for ice cream after all! The shop had lots of comfortable seating: booths, various tables and counter service. I was a nice surprise for two tired travelers!
In the area (why we were here) – today we excitingly started our Alaska vacation, leaving the house at 3:30 AM. We drove to Newark Airport and got through security quickly only to find out our plane had mechanical issues. After some standard traveler woes we were very fortunate to get to Juneau the same day albeit a few hours late. We had one incident where we asked a stewardess if we could be the first off the plane because we had a very close connection. We were told that there was a guy in first class (therefore way more important than us) who already missed his connection – he was going to a wedding in Maui – and being in coach we were scum she did not care about. She pissed me off – we made sure we were the first off the plane, even beating that first class people – we still missed our connection, and got very nastily glared at by the stewardess, but were somehow satisfied none-the less. I am still not sure how us missing our connection would help the guy in first class, but I sincerely hope he somehow made it to the wedding. I guess airlines are like the Titanic – third class is scum and should die. The rest of our trip to as nice . Flying into Juneau was amazing – the snow capped, breath-takingingly beautiful mountains and water near by. I cannot wait to start exploring tomorrow!
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ow area with display cases of home-made Italian ice, frozen yogurt, gelato, and most importantly ice cream. We perused the fla
vor selection and then stepped up to the 
counter to order. Although it was crowded, there was plenty of friendly help and they worked together nicely, so we did not feel like we inconvenienced anyone in asking to try various flavors. They used full size spoons for samples – not the tiny ones most places use! There was a very large va
riety of flavors, both traditional and creative including several featured, seasonal flavors which we honed in on. I sampled Cinnamon Toast Crunch – it sounded weird but it was excellent – cinnamon flavored ice cream with Cinnamon Toast cereal mixed in. There were several fruit flavors like Mango and Orange Pineapple and Blueberry Cheesecake – I tried the latter and it was filled with real blueberries. I then ordered a “Reeta” with Red Velvet ice cream layered with Lemon Ice. The ice cream was amazing – they got the texture/flavor thing down perfectly! The seating, which was outside, was limited to a few benches scattered around the parking lot perimeter or any landscaping features one could find (such as rocks), it would have been nice if there was more seating available. When I left Gelotti, the parking lot was filling up, and I could understand why – Gelotti is worth a visit!
rea: We stopped here on our way to visit 
August 17, 2017
about 22 by 4 blocks surrounded by water and mountains. It can either be a tourist trap (it has lots of shops to buy jewelry and crafts and other items. I particularly liked the fur shop – I was thinking of buying a $4000.00 fur to remember my vacation, but I did not want to carry it.) or a really cool place – The National Park Service runs a variety of fascinating exhibits about the gold rush of 1897 to 1898 which I highly recommend – do not forget to visit “Soapy” Smith’s parlor. There are also lots of great hiking trails varying from the easy (Lower Reid Falls, Yakutania Point) to more difficult ones (Upper Dewey Lake, Upper Reid Falls). I even enjoyed their bridges over the Skagway River and the historic cemetery.
cal nice cafe, a second room with more formal seating and a third set up for more intimate conversations – a couple of people were in there having what looked like an informal business meeting. The shop sold sandwiches and other food. coffee (hence the name “coffee house”), giftware and ice cream (the reason we came). There were four flavors of ice cream that the server told me that it was made in Alaska, but she was not sure where. They co
uld make milkshakes in any of the flavors, which sounded tempting, but we went for the ice cream straight up. I had caramel caribou (toffee flavored ice cream with caramel cups) in a waffle cone. It had a great flavor and texture. Don had Huckleberry Heaven, which he also really enjoyed We chose to forgo all the comfortable seat
ing options and eat our ice cream while we walked around the town. I never did find out why it is called the Rusty Compass.
scenic waterfront. Haines has three museums – we visited the 