Greetings from Ketchikan, Alaska

Left: totem pole carver

Above: the only bear around

Left: part of downtown Ketchikan

Below: one of a million totem poles

It is a little cooler and partly cloudy in Ketchikan. We went on a sightseeing tour and all we saw was one lousy eagle. No bears, no whales, no sea otters, no seals. Just native Alaskans and thousands of cruise ship tourists. There were four huge ships here all at the same time. The stores are all pretty much the same and the scenery is starting to look the same too. I think it's time to end the cruise which we shall do in two days. We are still having a good time but we need a change of scenery. Here are some photos of southern Alaska.

We are leaving this evening for a day of cruising the Inside Passage and then on to Vancouver, where we will disembark.