Dodging sailboat masts is considered a sport in Ketchikan's busy Tongass Narrows.
Though the day started out with pouring rain, we arrived in Ketchikan with a temporary halt to the deluge allowing the seaplanes to take off and offering a nice view of the waterfront.
The bright colored buildings were built after cruise ships started landing; the buildings to the left of the green roof are old Ketchikan.
The place to get outfitted if you left your raingear behind.
This was one of the rainiest springs even for Ketchikan and the previous 24 hours in Juneau was the second most rain on record. fortunately we had the gear for the weather and didn’t let it stop us from exploring.
Ketchikan has only 30 miles of roads.
Ketchikan was eerily quiet without the usual cruise ship tourists. There are normally 3-5 cruise ships in port every day, but there was only one smaller ship and no apparent passengers. Yay for us, but the town sorely needs tourism back.
Creek street was the site of the red light district as recently as the 1950's.
After a stroll along the boardwalk of Creek Street, we met our friends at the local watering hole. We were the only out-of-towners and the cast of characters was like an episode of Northern Exposure. Everyone was very friendly and had stories to tell.
No other words needed.
Laura and her brother Jason from Airship. Sam and Anna from Akeeva.
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