monday, june 9 - ketchikan

4:00a - transiting Sumner Strait
5:00a - transiting Snow Passage
8:15a - passing Guard Island
10:02a - safely docked in Ketchikan
12:00p - partly sunny, fresh breeze; 55 degrees F
6:24p - commence voyage to Vancouver
6:42p - drop off Alaskan Pilots at Twin Island

Our day in Ketchikan was beautiful. We got a little bit later start thanks to not docking until 10.

I talked to my dad on the phone while we ate breakfast - the best meal on the ship by far. We only had cell service at Juneau and Ketchikan.
Ketchikan is the southernmost city we visited. We hit it on our way back down to Vancouver, but most people go here first, thus the "First City" nickname. It's also the "Salmon Capital of the World."

A picture for my brother

Another great sign we found - now appropriate for Ryan!

We opted to walk instead of take the "Seahorse" tour.

Apparently Alaskan dogs are lazy in the summer.

We visited a place that had two injured bald eagles. They used to have this one's mate until an otter swam in and they killed each other.

This one was sitting on two eggs. Since both eagles are females, the eggs are infertile.

I'm not quite there :(

Just below the salmon ladder that the fish swim up to spawn

All of the stores along Creek Street are on stilts. Ketchikan had the best shopping by far.

One of the many totems Ketchikan is famous for. This one was outside the library where we got to spend time on the Internet. It's really expensive to buy the hand-carved ones. The cheapest was $22 and it was about 3" tall!

Once safely back on the ship, we decided to brave the Rotterdam again. This time it was the Master Chef's dinner. Each course was brought out with "song and dance."

We were seated with at least 8 other people who just sat and looked sadly at us waiting for our side vegetables since the only thing vegetarian on the menu for the night was smoked brie cheese. Believe it or not, this is the whole salad! We left before they brought dessert out. Ryan went back and ordered room service.