Day 13: Ketchikan, Alaska

Today is our final port of call with a few hours in Ketchikan, Alaska

We arrived early afternoon so decided to have an early lunch together as we entered into Ketchikan.  Apparently our boat arrived early so we had to sit and wait for one of the other three ships to leave before our boat could park.  The weather is just amazing! 

We finally were able to get off the boat to join our excursion for a hike in Tongass National Forest.  The forest is over 17 million acres!  I had read that it rains almost daily in Ketchikan so the blue skies and sunshine were unexpected but very welcoming! 

A sign that a bear has been here since there is bear scat on the trail!

The white things are called bear bread . . . yes, the bears eat it!

Our hike was over, and we were dropped off back in town.  It was a really fast excursion and one we could have so done on our own so I was a bit disappointed.  You can’t come to Alaska without having some crab legs!  We made the short walk to The Dirty Dungee . . .

It was back on board for our afternoon snack . . .

. . . we stopped by the bar for a drink, and I am starting to see a pattern with the snacks. 

It was another amazing view from the balcony before calling it a day . . .