Day 3 - Ketchikan, Alaska, United States

penguin chick picture HI EVERYBODY!!

First thing every morning on board the Ocean Princess, Phil and Angie would find a newsletter called the Princess Patter, which would tell them about the days' activities. So they decided to do that for you here. Pretty clever huh.

See you later!


Pulling into Ketchikan, Alaska. Referred to as the first city of Alaska. Most likely named that since it's the southern most point to Alaska, so was the first place settled.		Nice big lighted banner reminding you of where you are. In case you forgot.


No streets going through the town to speak of. The rock is too tough. So steps are cut out to each house. One house has over 200 steps!	Preparing to dock at Tongass Wharf.	The Lincoln Park Pirates would have a field day here!


Looking lengthways down the starboard bow, towards the stern of Ocean Princess.	A thick blanket of mist and rain covers the town about 260-300 days a year.	All lines are secure.


So let me get this straight, it's raining out and I have to wash the windows?	Our first contact with the "outside" world is at Soapy's Internet, hidden behind a tourist trap shop.	We've got mail! And we sent some too.


Shot these next two from Soapy. The flowers were across the street.	An interesting mix of hard rock and soft flora.	Remember the lifeboat we saw last night?


First class, yes ma'am. Right this way.	Taking on supplies and what not.	This tunnel supposedly goes all over the place; up, down, in and out. Kinda like Wacker Drive at home!


Our tow.	Buh bye!	I shoot you...


...and you shoot me!	Behind the glass elevators on deck 5. This is a place to meet, have a drink, people watch or just relax.	On the upper floors where the glass elevators go, are these really cool stained glass ceilings. These are on decks 6 and 7.


A close up look at the one on deck 6.	Above the glass elevator lobby on deck 8.	The winds were blowing hard enough to send the water from the pool over its embankment onto the deck. The water in the splash pool behind it was going about 4-5 feet above its walls also!