Ketchikan

So today was our last port on our Alaskan cruise. Tomorrow is a sea day, and the Tuesday we'll head for home. Today we rode the duck tour (thanks Jeanne for that tip). Our "tour guide" was pretty pathetic - he told us George Clooney and Clint Eastwood own homes here, but the homes he was showing us at the time were just down the street from the dump, so I sort of doubt his claims. I think we learned more about his own history (got off a cruise ship and decided to stay, worked at some big financial place and decided to chuck all that to live here, blah, blah, blah). We also got to see a lot of Ketchikan's highlights, including the site of Sarah Palin's Bridge to Nowhere.

It's a beautiful, interesting place, this Alaska. The history and natural surroundings have been fascinating. I can see why people get off cruise ships and leave their financial place jobs to stay here. I'm just sorry that George Clooney wasn't in town today - I could have helped him pick up the trash in his yard!!

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Today's blessings: Duck tour and guide and touring Ketchikan; eagle sighting; special strawberry soup at dinner