Ketchikan, AK

Hey Everybody!I am in Kodiak, Alaska....but wrote this a couple days back....more soon.

It is 1am and we are traveling through Prince William Sound. This is newsworthy because it's the first time (with one brief exception at Yakutat) since Tuesday evening that we've been in calm waters. If you saw the news about 100mph winds in Anchorage, then you will understand how nice calm waters are! We didn't have those winds, but it sounds like we entered the back of the storms and even with stabilizers this boat rocked A LOT! But all is well....I finally drugged myself as a precaution & haven't been sick.

Anyway, on Monday morning we stopped in Ketchikan for a few hours. There was a light rain, but that stopped for a little while. The pics below are the harbor, the AML (Alaska Marine Lines), and Hoadly Creek & spawning Salmon.

The next two pics were taken after reboarding the ferry. First, this is how Alaskans travel - boat, ferry, sea/bush plane. The next one shows a ferry crossing from town to the Ketchikan Airport. Not especially significant until I learned that this was one of the two "bridge to nowhere" sites. The ferry crossed in under two minutes....pretty sure the bridge wasn't necessary!

In honor of Alaskans' love of flowers in the warm months....

And a distant lighthouse....

All is well on the ferry. It's pretty much self-serve, but as relaxed a trip as I have taken this year. The crew members are readily accessible if you want or need something. The showers are excellent! There are announcements when the elevators are secured due to weather. Announcements for car deck/pet check times, movies, interesting scenery or wildlife. But otherwise we are left to ourselves....I've already read one book: John Muir's Travels in Alaska throughout which he sings of Alaska's beauty. Best of all, most of it was read outside on the back deck with nobody around.

Going to end here and try to get the next post started. Thanks for stopping by!

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