arrived at the midship gangplank at 10:20 am and the line to get off the ship was clear to the stern! In all the cruising I have done, I have never seen such a lineup to get off the ship. I think everyone on board was trying to get off at the same time. Fortunately, we made our tour in plenty of time.The trolley was pulled by two very large draft horses. We had a tour of the entire old town and west end of town and saw all the sights that there is to see. We did not stop and visit, just paused long enough for a few photo opportunities. Our guide gave us lots of miscellaneous information, which I will share here: there are 35 miles of paved roads in Ketchikan; Ketchikan, which is one mile wide and nine miles long is on an island; the
re are 3 million named lakes in Alaska; the name Ketchikan means thundering bird or eagle spreading its wings; Ketchikan receives 15 FEET of rain per year; the horses are only here for five months and are shipped to Bellingham WA because it is too expensive to feed them here (they have to import hay, which is $22 per bale and each horse eats 1 ½ bales per day).After the trolley tour, we walked around town and went to the library to use the free internet. Next, we walked along Creek Street, where the infamous bawdy houses of ill repute were located and are now gift shops. There were thousands of salmon swimming upstream. The fertilized salmon eggs hatch after about three days and feed on the dead carcasses of their parents. The seagulls also eat the dead salmon and gorge themselves so much that they can hardly fly. Nothing in nature is wasted.
After lunch on the ship, we ventured out again to town and a wonderful miracle occurred: THE SUN WAS SHINING! By the end of our trek around town, both of us were down to sunglasses and T-shirts and I was actually sweating!
This evening, we had marvelous entertainment. A comedian, by the name of Sarge, had the audience in stitches. I don’t remember when I have laughed so much. He is
performing again tomorrow night and I am really looking forward to the show. We also saw a singer who performed Elvis’ hit songs; he was quite good as he did not impersonate Elvis, but sang the songs to honor him.Tomorrow is a sea day and the bridge championship game.
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