Ketchikan, AK
Wednesday, June 23
Took the opportunity to explore the town and some of the area attractions. First of all, there were three large cruise ships in port and a fourth moored in the harbor. Because of that, it was extremely crowded in the area near the docks. The cruise ship companies own most, if not all, of the stores right on the waterfront and nudge their passengers to shop these stores, much to the chagrin of the local merchants. The Creek Street area, several blocks away, was once the red light district (legal until 1954) and has been very nicely renovated with locally-owned boutiques, shops & eateries. We ate lunch at the New York Hotel & Cafe which was fine, although very busy. We watched two of the ships depart. The "all aboard" for the Vision of the Seas was 2:30pm. Just as the lines were withdrawn and the ship began to creep away from the dock at 3:00pm, a couple in their 50's came huffing & puffing up to the dock master. "Are we too late?" Well, of course, they were too late and they had to pay to be shuttled out to the spot where the harbor pilot transfers off the ship. MA and I had a very sinking feeling watching the couple as their ship pulled away without them. What a REALLY bad feeling that must be!
We drove out to the end of several roads and ate dinner at Jeremiah's Restaurant, right across from the ferry docks. Finally, we stopped at Totem Bight State Historic Area and learned all about the building of totems (according to the Tlingit people, "totem pole" is redundant) and their clan houses.
When we got back our (VERY nearby) neighbor brought us some salmon she caught this morning. Unfortunately, we had to freeze it but, it should make a great dinner soon!.
Took the opportunity to explore the town and some of the area attractions. First of all, there were three large cruise ships in port and a fourth moored in the harbor. Because of that, it was extremely crowded in the area near the docks. The cruise ship companies own most, if not all, of the stores right on the waterfront and nudge their passengers to shop these stores, much to the chagrin of the local merchants. The Creek Street area, several blocks away, was once the red light district (legal until 1954) and has been very nicely renovated with locally-owned boutiques, shops & eateries. We ate lunch at the New York Hotel & Cafe which was fine, although very busy. We watched two of the ships depart. The "all aboard" for the Vision of the Seas was 2:30pm. Just as the lines were withdrawn and the ship began to creep away from the dock at 3:00pm, a couple in their 50's came huffing & puffing up to the dock master. "Are we too late?" Well, of course, they were too late and they had to pay to be shuttled out to the spot where the harbor pilot transfers off the ship. MA and I had a very sinking feeling watching the couple as their ship pulled away without them. What a REALLY bad feeling that must be!
We drove out to the end of several roads and ate dinner at Jeremiah's Restaurant, right across from the ferry docks. Finally, we stopped at Totem Bight State Historic Area and learned all about the building of totems (according to the Tlingit people, "totem pole" is redundant) and their clan houses.
When we got back our (VERY nearby) neighbor brought us some salmon she caught this morning. Unfortunately, we had to freeze it but, it should make a great dinner soon!.
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