Betcha Can!
Alaska Trip Journal Entry 7
Ketchikan was the last stop (not to be confused with “The trip’s over and we’re docked in Canada, get the hell off the boat!” stop). A big departure from Hoonah but not in a bad way. It was pretty cool. It was neat that they had long stairways that were considered streets. I visited Dolly’s house and took a tour through it. Got to see the wonderful shower curtain with floral patterns on it, made from condoms. Yeah.
Anyway! Across from Dolly’s, there was a book shop. Found a few books to buy (blank journals, actually). Creek Street was the area where the two places, and more stops, were located. Wooden walkways from stop to stop over the water. Pretty nice sight. Of course, we went there while the salmon weren’t spawning so it was pleasant. From the locals, it’s been said it reeks over there otherwise. The usual weather in Ketchikan is similar to Hawaii but a lot rainier. Not to mention that the mosquitos there are huge. I mean, HUGE.
After the little walkabout, my family and I took a Duck Tour and while in the water, we passed by a hangout spot for bald eagles. Back on land we toured around town and our tour guide, Katrina, went over the pink, silver, king, sockeye and chum salmon. The fact I remember the five types of salmon and the tour guide’s name is a testament to her presentation. It was lively and fun. There was wi-fi in one of the large shopping areas but I didn’t bring down my laptop. The spot was nice too.
Ate hotdog and fries after the Duck Tour. The fries were pretty good. The hotdog was good too but kind of reminded me of Costco dogs.
The end of the day marked the near end of our cruise. Bought a new watch just before we had to board the ship.
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