Showing posts with label Ketchikan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ketchikan. Show all posts

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Ketchikan Part 2

Our final stop before Vancouver, BC was Ketchikan; it was by far our favorite port. Each day we walked approximately 5 miles, either around town or on the ship. The river below runs through town and was abundant in Salmon.
 
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If you look closely at the following photo, you can see a Salmon tail right above the branch on the left side. This is the falls the Salmon needed to get up; we watched for quite awhile as fish after fish would get up and then be washed downstream.
 
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We were surprised out how many tourists were fishing off the bridges; again we heard that these fish were not the tastiest.
 
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Not only were the Salmon food for the bears but also these berries. We didn't see any bears in town and the only one we did see was on the bank too far away to really see.
 
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More history
 
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It was amazing that once several of the ships left port, there was no one on the street; guess the town closes early. Hubby read a paper while in town and it showed all the ships that would be there on each day and what time they were leaving.
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We love Seaports
 
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This was a house that I thought my daughters would love-green house and all.
 
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This photo just screamed Alaska to me-maybe Maine too.
 
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I hope I've given you a taste of Alaska and that you've enjoyed the trip through our photos. Many of you asked if I was planning on posting photos of our grands in the wedding dresses but after hearing more and more about the dangers of having childrens photos on the web, I have decided not too. Just too many predators out there.  Today is a very busy day, helping with grands, visiting a friend and walking.
Hugs to you~
Noreen & Hunter

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Ketchikan Part 1

Good Morning to you~As you are reading this, I am cooking breakfast for six granddaughters who spent the night with us; they begin school next week so this sleepover is the last sleepover for awhile.  I will be posting photos of our fun time later this week.
I am splitting up the photos of Ketchikan in two days-just too many for one post. Ketchikan was our favorite Alaskan town; it is charming and has so much character. Enjoy!
 
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One area to stroll on is Creek Street; there are so many Salmon running the Creek-simply amazing. I never realized just what the Salmon have to go through to get upstream. In fact, many of the houses along the creek have big fishing nets by there back door; I'm thinking a fresh Salmon dinner, though we've been told if the Salmon are spawning, it doesn't taste as good. This was also the town where one shop was giving out samples of smoked Salmon Chum, which is what mushers feed their dogs. No thank you.
 
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One of the places we had to visit was the Totem Pole Historical Museum. It was well worth the price of admission just to see original Totem Poles and the history of the different groups that made them. We learned the significance of the figures on the poles as well.
 
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Our best friends and traveling partners, Jim and Barbara.
 
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It is hard to believe we've only been home a week, but it has been filled to the brim with locating and getting bids from contractors on the damage to our home from the hail. I'm continuing to work on the border for the quilt and hope to have it ready to pin by the end of this week.
I hope you have a splendid Tuesday, filled with smiles.
Noreen & Hunter