Our ship the Coral Princess arrived in Ketchikan at 6:30 AM having crossed into Alaskan waters during the night. We didn’t schedule any tours today opting to take a long walk through the town to see the sites. Unfortunately it was a foggy day with rain off and on. An old fishing and later mining town tightly hugging the coastline. Alot of Totem Poles and historic homes, brothels and shops. The salmon spawn through here in great numbers to go up the many side creeks and there are fish ladder structures to help them get upstream where waterfalls and dams would prohibit their spawning. Visited the Totem Heritage Center to learn more about all the totem poles
The ship was leaving at 3:00 so we went to Annabelle’s Famous Keg & Chowder House for a late lunch at the bar before getting back on the ship. Nancy had Seafood Chowder and I couldn’t decide between the Seafood, Clam or Smoked salmon Chowder so I had all 3.
