Ruth Ann's Hotel
Travel Blogs from Craig
More Crabs
... it onto the seabed. The crabs craw inside to eat the fish and the one way door traps them inside. There are strict laws about how big each kind of crab must be so they’re all measured with a gauge and if they’re too small, they’re thrown back into the water. We put a few back.
Then we returned to the little restaurant and pier where they seated us in this slightly stinky hall with people from another tour. Looking around, it took me a while to ...
Remember
... were so many people unable to go anywhere, all we could do was stand and watch the horror unfold on the giant TV screen in the station. I finally managed to get to my rehearsal in Brixton but the day was of course consumed by the events that followed. It was a crazy day.
This September 11th I was in delightfully rainy Ketchikan with my friend Gary though. If somebody had told me that day in Victoria station that in 11 years’ time I’ll be in a place called Ketchikan ...
Hang OVER
... and danced like fools.
So today in Ketchikan was a bit of a write-off. But the sun was making a rare appearance so Danny and I dragged ourselves to the only sushi place worth mentioning and feasted Japanese style. Surprisingly, there’s a few very good sushi restaurants all over Alaska. It’s a bit like Birmingham and curries: Immigration equals good food.
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The Salmon Capital
24 August 2012 – Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
Really, I have nothing to report today as I spent the day onboard, mostly avoiding the rain and passengers. Sometimes you’re just not in the mood. The weather’s getting pretty shabby, given it’s meant to be the middle of summer here. It’s been raining for two days solid now. They even call Ketchikan the ...