Hi Mom!
Day 3 started bright and early. We had breakfast and of course….a caramel latte before meeting for our excursion into Ketchikan.
Most excursions begin with a bus ride. It’s fun to chat with your bus driver because he/she is usually a college student working in Alaska to save money for their next year of college. Our bus driver today was from Utah. She looked about 12 years old but she said she had been coming to Alaska for a couple of years to work in the summer.
She drove us to our first stop which was to drive 4 x 4 UTV’s along the logging roads of the Tongass National Forest and stopping at the Mahoney Glacial Cirque.
We then boarded a covered catamaran for a 7 mile ride along the coast.
This is where we saw our first bald eagle. I absolutely screamed and got a few looks from the other passengers.
Our excursion ended at the historic 200 year old George Inlet Lodge for steamed Dungeness crab, crab chowder, smoked salmon dip, and Alaskan blueberry-topped cheesecake. It was ridiculous.
Back at the ship, the afternoon rounded out with Class Rock Trivia (Steve’s specialty), dinner, a comedian in the theater and a late night Queen sing a long.
What a great day.
Love and miss everyone !
Charma
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