Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Day 6: Ketchican
I could have stayed 2 days in Ketchican but we had only 1. Our ship landed at 10 in the morning and I had to be off quickly and on to another boat for a trip to the Misty Fjords (another National). I went on this trip alone because Kit had scheduled a float plane trip in the afternoon. I had an absolutely wonderful trip. The weather was glorious and I had a front row seat when I wasn't outside. (one advantage to being a single). We saw unbelievable scenery, lots of wildlife, and learned a lot about everything from our tour guide. We had porpoises around our boat and then orcas (killer whales) following along with us. Awesome. I have lots of photos showing the water where they were before they submerged but I won't post those. The photos I am posting are a small island which is a volcanic plug, and a waterfall which shows how close to the shore we came.
We made it back to Ketchican in time for me to pass on the binoculars and camera to Kit who was heading off for his 3:00 flight. I'll put some of his photos in another post. I had enough time for a very quick tour of the town. I did not find the fabric shop and I didn't make the climb up to the Totem Park. I guess we'll have to go back again some day.
# posted by Carol Harma @ 1:07 PM 
