A Day In Ketchikan

On our first full day in Ketchikan, we had some things we wanted to see and a couple of errands to run. First on the agenda was of course, food! We checked out the local restaurants and found a Chinese restaurant on Creek Street that got a good write-up in one of our travel books so we set off to find it. We followed our G.P.S. into the heart of downtown Ketchikan until it directed us to make a right turn on Creek Street. There was no street??? We did see a walkway, so we parked and got out to investigate. What we found was a fast-running creek and on the side of the hill next to it there were wooden walkways with stairs and turns and straight sections. We followed the walkway until we came to a very busy section with shops and restaurants, one of which was the "Good Fortune Chinese Restaurant". It was perched right on the side of the hill, on Creek Street, above the creek. Most of the buildings are very old so this section of town has been there quite awhile.

Tony and John found the street where they felt right at home!!

After lunch, we came across a salmon hatchery where we had a tour and learned a lot about salmon. The people at the hatchery work very hard to make sure that the salmon remain healthy and productive here in Ketchikan.

Look at the size of this one!!

After that, we visited a museum with several very old totem poles on display with explanations for the symbolism incorporated into each design. There were photos showing the process of carving the totem poles and samples of the tools used.

We needed to find internet access to check email and work on this blog. Of course, the first thing that came to mind was Starbucks and we found one on the G.P.S. so off we went. The Starbucks was inside a Safeway grocery store and they did have internet access so John, Alyce and I headed off with our computers. Tony stayed with Izzie and Maggie outside where he watched all the sea planes take off and land.

Here's just one of the many planes he saw!

After picking up water to refill our tanks in the trailer, we headed back to the camp, where we enjoyed a meal of clam chowder and sour dough bread that we had picked up at the Safeway.
Another wonderful day!!!