Ketchikan

 The salmon capital of the world and located in the heart of the Tongass National Forrest. The average rain fall here is 200 inches (5 meters) and it’s raining (POURING) as we dock.

So we head up to the bar and get some Irish coffee to take back to our room.

We sit back, play cards and check out the view until we get a break in the weather which is due just after lunch. 

As all aboard time is not till 6.30pm we will still have time to venture out.

So off the ship we go and to a super touristy Lumberjack show. Twas loads of noisey fun. 

Now it’s off to explore the old timber town of Ketchikan with its charming streets and colourful pole houses perched and overlooking the rivers edge on Creek Street.

The creeks in Ketchikan see an impressive number of a salmon return to their waters each year. From mid July to mid September you’ll find all five species of North American Pacific Salmon filling Ketchikan Creek fighting their way upstream to spawn before the bears eat them.

The 3D 3M long salmon mosaic made in 1963 to replace an old timber one from 100 year prior.

We just enough time to get up and close with the wild life!

Sorry Sands as cute as he is he is too big for the suitcases.