Ketchikan

Ketchikan was another short stop, arriving at 10:00 am and departing at 6 pm. We had not made any morning plans so as Wendy, David and Holly finished getting ready, I went down on the dock to find information on a Totem Pole tour. We made the buss just in the nick of time. Wendy and Holly pose for a picture at the entrance of the park. In the afternoon Wendy and I went on a Rain Forest & Wildlife Sanctuary tour while David and Holly opted for a Canopy Adventure & Wild Life Expedition which covered the Rain forest by means of a harness and “zip” line. Before we caught our afternoon buss we stopped for lunch at a local store were Wendy and I shared a Salmon wrap. A short walk back to the dock to board our buss was interrupted by an elderly lady who had grabbed my elbow. When I turned to see who had a hold of my arm, I saw the face of this very, frightened lady who asked me in a trembling voice, “did you, were you on the boat with me? I can’t find my husband and I don’t know were he is”! This poor lady was in tears and very frightened. She wanted to go and look for her husband but did not know where to start. Wendy and I tried to reassure her that her husband would be found but walking around was not the best way to find him. We asked her if she came on the big boat or a smaller boat. She was not sure, which feed her fears more. We asked her if she had her boarding card. No her husband had it. By this time the lady’s emotional appeal for her husband had draw attention to the three of us and a man came up and started asking questions. He identified himself as an employee with Princess Cruises and was wearing an identification badge around his neck. He tried to ease her fears with about as much success as Wendy and I. He did manage to escort her off to the side. Wendy and I went on to get our buss but not before he reassured us that he would take care of her and find both her husband and their boat. I worried for her the rest of the trip, until, three days later, at the Vancouver airport were I’m sure I saw her going through a security line, safe and sound. The Rain Forest & Wildlife Sanctuary tour was nice. At times the sun was coming out from behind clouds which made for some very nice picture opportunities.





























David and Holly enjoyed their Zip line tour of the rain forest. We saw lots of Salmon, but no bear. Lots of trees, but no bear. Lots of bear poop, but no bear.

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