The Narrows Inn Ketchikan

... for this area and no rain. This trip didn&#8217;t impress us very much.<br><br> Tongass Forest Service had trail maps; they said the black bears are not a problem. <br> Ward Lake nature trail had interpretive signs explaining the features of the area and the wildlife. The trees are huge; many have fallen and the root system was amazing. Lots of salmon ...

... for tea but before we ate, we got to participate in a glass blowing experience. We could pick our own colors, and whether we wanted to have the ball as an ornament or something to sit on a surface. All of us chose to have ours sit flat. We let John go first as he is the one most fascinated with glass art ...

... 8217;t find my cell phone. We ran back to the gangway and it wasn&#8217;t there so we had 15 minutes to search the city. Jon ran as fast as he could back to the shop we were at last, but the totem heritage center was too far. Jon sprinted back as I waited to make sure the ship didn&#8217;t leave without him. We went up to guest services and no phone had been turned in so the staff member got verizon on the ...

... June 10<br><br>We actually had a more leisurely morning and didn&#8217;t pull up the anchor until 8:30AM. It was cloudy but calm. We headed up Fitzhugh Sound. We saw 3 pairs of whales in the distance, not sure what they were but they had a small black dorsal fin. We were heading for Codville Lagoon and about 15 minutes away a boat passed us and went into the Lagoon and anchored right in the middle. We tried to set our anchor in ...

... were granite cliffs over 3,000 feet tall, snow covered mountains and beautiful lakes. LJ took over 700 photos just this morning alone! <br><br>Afterwards Shona gave us a ride back to the ship where we dropped off some camera gear and headed back out to see Ketchikan. We walked around and ended up at Creek Street, ending up in Creek Street, a very historic part of town. This area was built up on docks and ...

... as we pulled into our berth that I had never gotten a confirmation time from the dive shop. At about 7 am I called over there to inquire and got a mostly freaked out dive shop owner. He told me he did not have us marked down, and asked if I had paid for this. I told him I gave him my cc number, and reminded him of our conversation where the diving part was supposed to be a surprise for my spouse. That he remembered. He was a little hyped up and told me he ...

... be a comedy show. Last night after I had written, there was a feast of desserts--much chocolate--on display for the chefs to show off their handiwork. Four different ice sculptures, several molded chocolate sculptures, extravagant displays of sweets, a chocolate fountain, I was in heaven. Tomorrow we just cruise toward Vancouver--a day of leisure. Adios.

(Jim) We have had four experiences of the "there but for the grace of God go I" type. When we scheduled our trip to Viet Nam, the tour company tried to convince us to go to Myanmar instead. "It is more scenic, less crowded, very beautiful, and the people are very kind. It is like Viet Nam was ten years ago, before all the tourists arrived." We chose not to go, largely in deference to the wishes of Aung Sung Suu Kyi, the Nobel ...

... end of Ketchikan on the water. The campground has a number of eagles that gather here until the salmon runs. We were able to get a few eagle pictures before it got too dark, but as night settled we could still hear them talking in the trees. After setting up the trailer, we made our way into town to check out the location of the rain gauge where we are to meet our tour to Misty Fjords tomorrow. Hopefully the rain will hold off for the cruise.

... There were a few old buildings along "creek street" which were all brothels back then, but are now pretty much just souvenir shops. We sailed again late afternoon and saw some pretty spectacular scenery. Snow capped mountains, bald eagles, humpback whales, but no bears. Sunset was getting later and sunrise was getting earlier. Luckily our room had some pretty good curtains.