I hope you enjoyed the journey of a lifetime with us. We understand there were a few followers and hopefully you were able to experience some of the wonderful places we had visited. I have decided to end it today for we are madly packing and landing in LA tomorrow morning. Then it is homeward bound. If you would like to share with me what you thought of the blog, then please write in the blog comments. I am going to have that open now. Click on comments located just below this write-up. Thank you for taking the time to follow along. Good -bye and wishing all of you many adventures in your travels to come.
Sharon & Doug
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
KETICHIKAN, ALASKA
We arrived in Ketichikan to beautiful sunshine and not a cloud in the sky. As I looked out my balcony below, the town reminded me of Banff with the mountains in the background and all the souvenier shops everywhere. Approximately 2 to 6 cruise ships arrive every day in the summer. We were particularly lucky because there was only one other cruise ship docked. Doug and I decided to walk into town and look around. We viewed the Tongass Historical Museum which was very well done. We then walked around the streets and saw totem poles everywhere. A short distance away was Creek Street known for the stores that were built on top of a creek. It looked so quaint. There were souvenier shops everywhere. Along Creek Street we came upon Dolly's House which was the original House of ill repute. This town was very busy in the 1800s.
Today, Ketchikan is the salmon capital of the world and is a haven for tourists from cruise ships. We had booked a flight on a seaplane to take us to Misty Fjord National Monument. We would fly over the soaring cliffs, lakes and fjords. We would land on a lake in the middle of the mountain range and then take a leisurely boat ride back to Ketchikan. Thank goodness the sea plane ride was okay, at times scary, but the landing on the lake was smooth. The wildlife we happened upon were some mountain goats and harbour seals and bald eagles. The scenery was awesome and the day was just perfect for flying and boating. The guides told us how lucky we were to have this perfect weather for it usually rains all year round.
We thought Ketchikan had a lot to offer anyone coming up this way. Everyone had a delightful day.
Today, Ketchikan is the salmon capital of the world and is a haven for tourists from cruise ships. We had booked a flight on a seaplane to take us to Misty Fjord National Monument. We would fly over the soaring cliffs, lakes and fjords. We would land on a lake in the middle of the mountain range and then take a leisurely boat ride back to Ketchikan. Thank goodness the sea plane ride was okay, at times scary, but the landing on the lake was smooth. The wildlife we happened upon were some mountain goats and harbour seals and bald eagles. The scenery was awesome and the day was just perfect for flying and boating. The guides told us how lucky we were to have this perfect weather for it usually rains all year round.
We thought Ketchikan had a lot to offer anyone coming up this way. Everyone had a delightful day.
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