Meeting with guides on the dock
Carnival Spirit docked in Ketchikan
Grizzly Grill kiosk on the Ketchikan dock - buffalo dog, elk burger? I did later have a reindeer dog in Anchorage.
There are several kiosks on the dock
Horse Drawn Trolley tour - Ketchikan - http://www.horsetrolleytours.com/
Christmas in Alaska store - Ketchikan - http://www.christmasinalaska.com/
Salmon Landing - Ketchikan
Carnival Spirit - Ketchikan
HAL Westerdam - Ketchikan
Ketchikan - Mountain Point Snorkel Trip - Briefing in office before obtaining and putting on wetsuits
Collecting fins, masks, etc before reboarding bus to go to snorkel location.
Back on the bus to go to snorkel location
Collecting weight belts, if desired. No use in carrying those farther than necessary.
Final briefing before entering water
Our snorkel destination
Mountain Point Snorkel Trip - Entry point
Finally - in the water. The wetsuits warm up very quickly.
Water clarity wasn't the best that day and time. It does vary. The guides would go find stuff and bring it back to the surface for all to see.
Follow the leaders
Too close to the island and you run into this stuff - kelp.
Don't mind us, we're just snorkeling here. I was hoping to maybe see some whales in the area, but only a few boats passed by.
A starfish brought up to view
A starfish with more detailed explanation than I am giving
Critters and things were passed around to any who were interested. I'm holding under the water so you can see the water clarity that day and also to get a more natural view of the color of the star.
The quiet broken by a plane flying overhead.
Another star
Another star. We were in shallow water although there was an option deeper free dive toward the end.
$#%$%$%$% - I ran into some more. Sometimes it is easier to go over than through.
A sea cucumber
A harmless jellyfish of some sort - kind of looked like an eye!
A little crab
Crab
oooo... Big Boat Big Boat.
A strange satar
Back at the main office.
After the snorkel, some BSing, changing clothes, hot chocolate, etc.
Ketchikan Liquid Sunshine (Rainfall) Gauge
Welcome to Ketchikan
Back on the ship for lunch - Taste of the Nation Caribbean menu
Asian Corner Menu
Looks like I went for a salad
and pepperoni pizza
