Ketchikan

May 11 finds us docked in Ketchikan, our first port of call.  It is the southernmost city in Alaska, with a combined population in the city and borough of about 13,800. It is situated on Revillagigedo Island, about 88 miles northwest of Prince Rupert BC.  It was the site of a Tlingit summer fishing camp, then in 1885 a settlement was established and in 1900 it was incorporated.  Ketchikan is purported to have the world's largest collection of standing totem poles.  It has the dubious title of being the "Rain Capital of Alaska". We are fortunate today as it is a lovely sunny warm day.  Primary employers are government services, tourism and commercial fishing.  Over 1,000,000 cruise passengers visit annually.
 We are moored right down town Ketchikan
 we came from there



 One of the ship's crew members who had been here before, was telling his crewmates where to go for shopping and places to eat
  Tour bus and Duck Bus waiting to take people on their tours 
  All along the water front 

 Our ship with a yellow submarine tour boat parked beside




 staircase houses
 this building was like a big aubergine (eggplant)
 tunnel to the other side of town
 heading out - clear skies ahead





  off into the sunset
 some random ship shots - this is the outdoor pool and hot tub area- not a very used spot
this is the indoor solarium, adults only, pool area - now this one gets lots of use

this is one of the ship's public bathrooms - how cool are these sinks - they are clear, they do not have a typical drain, instead the water drains down along the whole back area.  And the tapes dispense lovely warm water, makes you want to linger washing your hands, so different that the usual blast of cold water when you turn on a tap 
 Then there was this - the Silent Disco - everyone was wearing headphones, so no sound was heard.  But there were all these individuals gyrating to their own beat and those of us who were watching, had no clue what they were listening to.  Too funny to watch! 

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