The ship docked alongside the pier in Ketchikan very early
this morning and we were cleared to disembark by 7am! We did not disembark then!
Ketchikan is the 6th largest city in Alaksa and
has a whopping population of about 13,000.
It’s on an island so everything has to be brought in by container
ships! Kevin heard that the dollar menu
in Ketchikan is $1.50! It’s a cute down
that is very compact and very walkable.
The Commodore and I headed out with Amy, Brian and the kids
and we decided to hire a couple of cabs for an hour to see the sights. We rode about 6-7 miles out of town to the
place called Herring Cove where there was a possibility of seeing some
wildlife. We did manage to see lots of
eagles but the bears were shy today and stayed away. That was just fine and dandy, as far as I was
concerned! The took us a few miles more
to see some magnificent waterfalls and then we headed back into town to see the
fish ladder and we could watch the salmon leaping against the rushing current! That was something to see! Amazing.
We then decided to partake of some fresh Alaska seafood to
we were directed to a restaurant called Annabelle’s. Since it was still early we were able to be
seated right away but the restaurant soon became swamped and the place really
filled up. Our lunch was very good and
as we were leaving we ran into Eddie, Theresa, Kevin and Lisa and Del! They were all waiting to get into Annabelle’s! Small town, indeed!
Everyone had a great day exploring the town and then it was
time to head back to the ship since we had a 2:30 pm departure. The day was gray,foggy and we did have some
light rain at times. We are hoping for
some better weather for Juneau tomorrow.
Our afternoon trivia was another second place finish. Boo Hiss!!
Tomorrow we have a tour out to the Mendenhall Glacier which
everyone should enjoy.
This evening was a good chance to see whales as we passed
through a narrow portion of the inland passage…..we did see dolphins……but no
whales…maybe tomorrow.
Tonight the gang is off to a game show called “Yes and No
Show”. They get people to answer
questions without saying ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and they trip people up pretty quickly!
Last night some of the group went to a game show that was
called ‘Quest’ and each team had to gather certain items and be first to bring
everything back. Kendall, Sydney and
Riley’s team WON!!! Thanks to Aunt Amy
whipping out her bra from her shirt in record time!! She’s now called the ‘bra lady’!! They also had to grab a waiter from a
restaurant and bring him to the show!
Kendall was called a ‘wildebeest’ because of her sprinting ability. Too funny!
She had to elbow some of the competition as well! Way to go Kendall!!
All for now……XOXOXOXOXOX
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