Friday June 30, 2006
Paddlers: Jodie, Pat, two guides and nine other people from the ship
Weather: 60s, Bright Blue Sky
Miles: 4.0
Duration: 2 hrs
We had a great day in Ketchikan! The guidebook says that if you’re in Ketchikan more than a couple hours it will rain, but we had one of the rare sunny days. The bus driver said the locals call that kind of weather “severe nice”. Ketchikan averages over 13ft of rain a year.
We went sea kayaking at Tatoosh Island with Southeast Exposure (booked through the cruise ship). It was expensive at $144 per person, but it was great. We met a bus at the docks that took us up the 15 miles of road (the only road, it goes about 15 miles in each direction from city center – the only way in and out of Ketchikan is by plane or boat) to the kayak center. At the kayak center, we got on board a motor boat that took us out to the island. There we had a quick lesson and then hit the water. Jodie and I were in a double kayak together. I was in the back steering and she was in the front setting the pace. It was great! The water was surprisingly warm (~60°F) and we saw a lot of starfish (purple, orange, and a few red) and bald eagles. At first, we thought we were lucky to see the eagles, but then we kept seeing them. They are as abundant as crows at home. The kayaking guide said there is an average of one bald eagle for each mile of Alaskan coastline in Southeast Alaska. We paddled for about two hours and then it was time to head back to town.
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