Monday - July 11,
After setting our clocks back one hour we awoke early to watch the wilderness pass by as we head to our first port in Alaska, Ketchikan.We are traveling the inner passage which even with the threading sky’s is a beautiful emersion into the Alaskan Wilderness. Ketchikan is the seventh largest city in Alaska with a whopping population of 8,142. The Salmon capital of Alaska, the town takes pride in a salmon packing plant, a fishing culture to support the plant, a park with the largest number of totem poles in Alaska and a true rain forrest environment . It rains in Ketchikan over 300 days per year. The townspeople count the total rain fall in feet, not inches. Julie and I took the rainforest hiking tour which turned out to be a delight. Our darling student guide gave us an interesting tour of the forrest and the local river which was filled with bald eagles awaiting the spawning salmon. Our day in town ended with a return to the ship for a wine tasting party and an early return to the cabin for a welcome sleep. The following is a sampling of todays adventure.
Vicariously enjoying this!
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