Today is Thursday and we have left the beautiful seaport of Ketchikan and are now sailing for Victoria, Canada which is our last port. We had another early morning since we were only in Ketchikan for half a day – way too short for such a lovely town. We saw a bald eagle searching for fish while we were getting ready. Have I told you how wonderful our weather has been? It has been sunny with highs in the low 70’s. It is not normal for Alaska and Ketchikan has not had rain for 14 days when normally it rains every day. While in Ketchikan we visited the totem pole park and learned how each pole tells a story. Our friend, Mr Hopper, was very impressed since frogs are highly celebrated on totems because natives believe frogs to be special since they can survive on land or water. After a brief driving tour of Ketchikan, we went to the lumberjack show. Now, I must admit, I was not looking forward to it because I thought it would be corny. I was wrong and it was lots of fun. We boarded the ship and went straight into lunch. If you have never cruised, you may not know that they feed you a four or five course meal at every meal. My greatest fear of gaining weight on this trip is coming true but it sure is delicious!
Tonight is our second formal night. The first one was Monday and it was so nice to dress up and have our picture taken. It is sort of like prom. Of course, the women enjoy it much more than the men. Don’t know why. Outside the balcony now is nothing but water as we sail south leaving Alaska behind.
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