Ketchikan- Day 11

Ketchikan was hot - all of 71°, which means we must be getting used to Alaskan weather. 

We had decided to skip a ship-sponsored shore excursion here since the town was right by the dock,

opting to walk the 15 minutes or so that (they said) would take us to most of the highlights. 

Eagle totem

It was a bit further, 

Note the houses on top of the tunnel and the steeeeeep stairs up the hillside

and we were way overdressed for the temperature, 

The two ends of Creek Street, a neat shopping area

but still glad we did it.

Otherwise, we probably wouldn’t have found hubby’s bear buddy (look closely…),

a harbor-side fish and chips place (Juneau’s was better…)

Fabric from Alaska-based designers

Quilt ideas

or the second great quilt shop (where I spent lots of $$.)

Ketchikan is known for its totems

and the salmon run that runs through town with a walkway alongside. 

After walking back to the ship,

somebody had a short nap in the Commodore Club

before we once again headed out to sea.

View from the balcony, looking away from downtown 

Tomorrow is an at-sea day, 

Leaving our berth

then we are in Victoria and Butchart Gardens. 

Arrow is our lunch spot, behind the big pink building is Creek Street and several totems