A View of Ketchikan Harbor from the Airplane
Beautiful Misty Fjords
The "Wall" in Misty Fjords from the Airplane
Misty Fjords
August 19 – 22 Ketchikan, AK to Prince Rupert, BC
We decided to pull chocks early from Ketchikan as we have found ourselves immersed in the largest temperate rain forest in the world & there is apparently no let up in sight. We were able to change our ferry reservation to leave Ketchikan tonight (Friday) at 9:30 pm as opposed to waiting till Sunday morning. We’ll sleep in the sleeping lounge in their recliner seats.
We arrived in Ketchikan on Wed. night at 11:30 pm & drove the BF to a nearby WalMart & camped out there for the night. It worked out great especially since they opened their doors at 7 am & we were in line to go inside for freshly made coffee at the Subway kiosk. It was also a great 1st time experience doing the WalMart campers’ scene. How lucky we were that yesterday was beautiful. We walked around town & visited the Visitors’ Center where we signed on for a float plane flight seeing excursion over the Misty Fjords which is the largest land & water monument in North America. It was truly a beautiful flight & we were so happy that we had taken advantage of this opportunity. Wouldn’t seem right coming to AK either without doing at least one flight trip on a float plane or a small plane with a bush pilot. That’s Alaska!
Due to the plentiful rain in the Southeast Region of AK & because we feel saturated with tourist shops found in the port cities of the cruise ship stopovers & the numerous museums we have visited throughout AK, we have decided to move on. We’re preparing now for our last cruise on the Inner Coastal Waterway tonight & our drive from Prince Rupert south to San Diego eventually. Steve & I are both sad to be saying our final farewells to the beautiful & great state of AK. We're so greatful that AK is part of the USA! I’ll add pictures regarding these past 3 scripts at a later time.
