Our first port of call on our Alaska cruise was Ketchikan, and as the banner over Mission Street proudly proclaims, it’s the Salmon Capital of the World. And indeed, salmon created the city. The abundant fish lured entrepreneurs as early as 1885 and in 1890 a wharf and a cannery had been built. In 1900,…
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Photo Gallery: Ketchikan
Our header is a photo of Nob Hill, a large rock covered by upscale homes. Overview of Ketchikan Downtown Panorama of Ketchikan showing Nob Hill. Newtown is to the left of Nob Hill and downtown to the right. Downtown Ketchikan. The main drag, Front Street, goes through the tunnel under Nob Hill. Lower right is…
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Captain Kent’s Last Cruise (and Our First)
Up until 2005 we had long thought a cruise would be a terrific vacation but we were under the impression that cruising was for rich people and we were hardly rich. And so we didn’t really consider it seriously. Our friends Chris and Sheila had been on a couple of cruises and they excitedly told…
Read MorePort of Call: San Francisco
Follow us on Facebook! San Francisco was the first port of call on the very first cruise Janis and I ever took, a repositioning cruise from San Diego to Vancouver. We had driven through San Francisco before, taking one of the highways over the Golden Gate on our first trip to California together. But we…
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Airboats and Gators
Alligators! When you think of Florida wilderness, you think alligators. Florida is famous for its Everglades, a vast tract of wetland at the southern tip of the state. It is an area heavily populated with alligators. But the whole state is dotted with lakes and swamps and you can find alligators in all 67 counties. There…
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