New York Hotel And Cafe Ketchikan

... used for medicinal purposes. Next door was a trading store with a carver&#8217;s workshop and more totems. <br><br>Hurray, it&#8217;s not raining! still overcast. <br>Drove the Tongass Highway from one end to the other. <br><br> <br>Great waterfall toward the end of the South Tongass Hwy. <br><br> Saxman Totem Park has about 30 totems and a clan house ...

... and Bobbi wanted a bud vase. Melissa, the tour guide, was helpful and very friendly. We had a delightful lunch in the gazebo of salmon quiche and asparagus soup&#8230;poor David, he tried to like it, but even liking asparagus, the textures were a little difficult for a 16 year old palate. He has tried ...

... after awhile it was easy to see them. We saw a bunch of humpback whales and a bald eagle. Hopefully there will be more of that to come, because that was awesome!<br><br>That night we sailed through Snoe pass where they said we might see some Humpback whales. We went to the front of the boat and saw a bunch of humpback whales diving down. One was so close to the ship it went right underneath us. It was great!!

... They were jumping and swimming and moving so fast it was almost impossible to get a good picture. We estimated there were at least 50 of them spread across the passage, and they seemed to be heading out of the passage towards the open water. It was really amazing to see that many all traveling together. We had a wonderful trip with eagles and water falls and anchored in Work Bay, another small anchorage that we had to ourselves. Oh ...

... mostly, in his backyard. I posted some pictures of the view - his view was amazing. We get to the divemaster's house and we get all geared up, and this will be a shore dive. We already realized there wasn't enough time for two dives, so we were only planning the one tank. We had SO MUCH gear. You have to keep in mind; we are used to easy Caribbean diving. This entails mostly (mostly - there are challenging options but mostly) like 40-60 ft for like 40 or ...

... the Totem Heritage Center collected theirs in the 1970s, with help from the Smithsonian Institution and the U.S. Forest Service. But instead of restoring and reerecting them, the Center has preserved them, lying down indoors, in the state in which they were found. As such they are more valuable as historical documents, although not as pleasing to the eye. The Center also provides classes on Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian art and culture ...

... Then we realized that such worries are a daily reality for millions of Burmese, living under a wholly corrupt, violent and selfish leadership. They are trapped, and there is no help in sight. Our second shock was the brutal Chinese crackdown in Tibet in response to a series of street protests in Lhasa. Tibet was on firmly on our itinerary from day one, and we were scheduled to travel there in early June. Foreigners are now ...

... Since they are located in Juneau their number was not in the phone book, so it was off to the internet café while Fred waited at the rain gauge. After several visits waiting for the café to open, I finally got their number and contacted them. They were very apologetic and made two calls to find out that the tour folks said they were there, but didn't see us. We spoke to every ...

... the deck to take pictures, it was very windy and rainy, with the temperature about 43 degrees F. We were ready for our 1st excursion on a chartered bus called the First City Deluxe Tour and our guide was Janelle. The 1st stop being the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center. Upon arrival, the place wasn't ready for us so we had to waste 5 minutes until getting our tickets. We got a guided tour and entered a makeshift, "Tongass Forest" where we ...