Ketchikan – 12th May
Today we arrived in Ketchikan, the salmon capital of the world and the wettest of the Alaskan ports. However, we were lucky and we had the sun for most of the day.
Our tour today was Misty Fjords and Wilderness Explorer. After a short walk from our ship we boarded a high speed catamaran, partly full of Americans from another ship. We soon sped off at 35 knots for our 100 mile round trip. We soon stopped to view a nesting site of the bald eagle and were regularly surrounded by pods of porpoise, who danced around the boat trying unsuccessfully to keep up. The scenery was stunning and Geoffrey spent most of the time on the open deck snapping away with his camera. One of the highlights of the trip was circling what is known Eddystone Rock (a volcanic spire rising from the water). Here we were also treated of two bald eagles nesting on top of the rock. From here we went to Rudyerd Bay, to view at close quarters the rock formations carved out by the ice. Other sightings on route were seals, mountain goats, and even a whale water spout.
When we returned was decided to walk in to town, Geoffrey to explore the well known area around Creek Street, previously the home of the brothel district of town, but now a tourist spot, while Doreen checked out the shops and feeding a bald eagle.
After an exciting day in Ketchikan we were pleased to return to the ship for a relaxing and prepare for our day in Juneau tomorrow.
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