Not much Catchin in Ketchikan

 Saturday June 14, 2025 Ketchikan

Day 6 at sea

I got up at 3:30 am to see the northern lights, but found out it was still light outside!   The sun sets at 10pm but sunrise is at 4am, and it never really gets dark in between.  However, I did get to see a beautiful moon glow over the ocean.

We arrived in the early morning to the port in Ketchikan which was heavy with activity.

This is the last port stop we will make on the cruise.   Ketchikan has a huge rain gauge (a liquid sunshine gauge)...they measure rain in FEET, not inches!

We have been very lucky with the weather.  So far, there has been only one day with rain, and it was a light mist.   Most of the days shared sunshine with us, and we rarely had to wear those winter coats and gloves we brought along.

We booked two excursions today.  The girls went to the lumberjack show which was a little wild and crazy!  Timber and logging are a big industry in the area, and this show highlighted some of the lumberjack activities in a fun and lighthearted way.

The boys went fishing for salmon. Alaska is a fisherman's paradise, known as the salmon capital of the world.  It was a little early in the season, and there wasn't much catchin in Ketchikan. But the boys were successful in getting several bites and pulled in one King Salmon!  They also got to enjoy some time with nature and bragging rights of saying they fished in Alaska!  

In the afternoon, the girls ventured out to Rotary Beach, a local beach in Ketchikan.  There was plenty of exploring to do among the huge quartz boulders.  

That evening, we had dinner at the Animator's Palace one of the ship's restaurants dedicated to the theme of animation.  It was pretty clever...they had us all draw people on our placemats.   

Then, later in the evening, the drawings appeared in an animated show on the walls.  

We wrapped up the night with a peaceful view of the harbor and a beautiful sunset as we set sail for home.