Ketchikan International Airport
We took an excursion to the Misty Fjords. On the way to the fjords we saw a huge eagle's nest that had been in a certain tree for many years.
We continued on and noticed some orca's - they weren't a planned part of the excursion but the captain turned around and let us watch for several minutes.
We then continued to the fjords. In case you don't know - as I didn't before I looked it up - a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides, created in a valley carved by glacial activity. We had a very knowledgeable naturalist who was also entertaining, who narrated the trip - pointing out intersting spots and giving us tidbits of history along the way. We finally made it to the fjords and they were amazing! Big rock cliffs, birds, trees, waterfalls -beautiful!!
On the way back we saw some seals . . .
. . .and lots more eagles. Here are several sitting on a log on the bank.
Along this 4 1/2 hour excursion we had several snacks including strawberry strudel, delicious clam chowder with oyster crackers and smoked salmon on ritz crackers. All were very good!!!
We got back to port about 11:30 a.m. and only had an hour to shop. I had several things on my list, so we quickly ran through all but one of the stores I wanted to visit and made it back to the ship on time. Saw Santa Claus at the Christmas store.
Went for an early dinner and it was very entertaining. We were all given chef's hats to wear during the meal. First the waiters came in to ballet music - waving the napkins and then gently placing them in our laps. Throughout dinner there was much fanfare - waiters juggled veggies and danced around with light sticks as they brought out dessert - Baked Alaska. It was a lot of fun.
As we were leaving Ketchikan, this little guy came speeding out to our ship and just hovered while we were pulling away from the port. We never did figure out why the machine gun!!
Tonight's towel creature.
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