Today was an early morning in Ketchikan with a 6 AM arrival. By 7:30 the International CafĂ© was cleared. You’d never see it this empty on a sea day.
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No Ed, that’s not coffee I’m drinking. It’s just hot chocolate. |
Even though I had no excursions and nowhere to be and not really any plans for the day (This is my 27th visit here. Seriously, I looked it up!) I knew I had to get off early because we had other ships coming in. Ketchikan is no fun with throngs of people cramming the sidewalks so I wanted to avoid that as much as possible.
We were docked at pier 2 today, which is a prime location.
We were plopped right in front of the Ketchikan sign and right by The Rock statue.
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Having no particular plans, I just explored the area on Scooter. We found fruits and flowers.
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Unique things made from wood like totem poles and benches.
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We found creeks. And Creek Street.
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Too early in the season for the salmon run |
A bear, wolf, and a dog (sign).
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We found ships, boats, and float planes.
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Hey, that’s us! |
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Holland America coming in |
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Royal Caribbean on its way in |
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Here comes Celebrity |
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Aleutian Ballad crab boat tour |
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Time for takeoff |
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Can’t get weather much better than this. |
I ended my time ashore by grabbing a bench on the dock in the warm sunshine, munching on some popcorn from the kettle corn shop, and watching the Holland America ship getting ready for the day.
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Yay, no sweatshirt needed. |
Up tonight, Sabatini’s for dinner. And up tomorrow, Juneau, Alaska!