After leaving Glacier Bay National Park we set our course for Ketchikan Alaska. We were only in Ketchikan for a little over 4 hours, which I hadn't realized when I signed us all up for a 4 hour excursion. Needless to say we didn't have any time to just explore the "salmon capital of the world".
We began our time in Ketchikan at Totem Bight State Park. The totem poles were amazing. Some were so tall I couldn't fit the whole pole in one picture no matter how far back I stood. Each totem pole told a different story, a different legend of the native people. I thought the totem poles were very interesting... Luke and Gianna didn't quite agree. While the tour guide tried to tell each pole's story to the attentive group, Luke and Gianna were intent on seeing how far they could push our patience. Finally, we gave up trying to hear the stories of the poles and fell back away from the group to let the kids run around.
Following the totem poles we moved onto the Lumberjack show. Gianna fell blissfully asleep on the way there and stayed that way through most of the show. Luke was in seventh heaven when we gave him his own bag of popcorn. The show was neat, a little corny at times, but Luke enjoyed it and that's why we went. Immediately following the show we had to race to the ship or risk being left behind. No time for pictures, no time for shopping.
The next evening we arrived at our last port of call, Victoria, British Columbia. This stop was another 4 hour call. Since we didn't arrive until 7:30 PM, Mark and I decided not to sign up for any excursions. Instead, we ate dinner on the ship and then took a double decker bus (a huge hit with Luke) into town. We spent the next hour and a half just wandering the town. Victoria is a beautiful, wealthy town. Ultimately we spent more money at this port than any other port.
The cruise overall was a lot of fun. Would I do it again with 2 toddlers... probably not. But I'm still glad we tried it. It was so good seeing so many family members. After the cruise, mom and Alisha came back to Bethel with us for a week. It was nice to have them here, I just wish the weather would have cooperated a little more. I think the sun finally came out the day they left!
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