Yesterday was our glorious one day off for the week, so Matt and I celebrated in the best way possible- we went on a Duck Tour of Ketchikan. It's pretty hilarious that Matt hadn't been on a Duck Tour yet until then seeing as he's been selling the tours for three weeks. It was a great way to see the city (and it was fo free so obviously we were excited about it) and it was our first time on a boat in the Pacific. The tour was a little cheesy, as one would expect a tour with a duck theme to be, and our narrator Paul was really fun. The road part of the tour took us all around both the downtown section and the wooded area of Ketchikan, hitting such gems as the one park in the city that actually has grass and the spot where Paul witnessed a chihuahua get carried away by a bald eagle ten years ago. We also hit actual landmarks like some of the local totem poles and the salmon hatchery.
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| Our Duck Boat: Note that the duck whistles will deploy in case of increased cabin pressure |
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| The Salmon Hatchery: there will allegedly be real salmon here in a few weeks! |
What's great about playing the tourist on our days off is that it allows Matt and I to see our island and learn facts that we can share with tourists at our respective jobs. Week by week, I'm feeling more and more like a local (although technically, I'm not allowed to call myself a local- I'm a seasonal: the difference being that the former is a winter-hardened survivor and the latter is literally a fair-weather resident). Unlike a local I don't think I'll ever get used to the amount of bald eagles I get to see on a daily basis. They are the pigeons of Ketchikan, except way more beautiful and cooler to watch.
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Two adult eagles and a juvenile hanging out on some logs
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Our day off was awesome and we spent our evening at The Asylum, the bar located about two hundred feet from our apartment, with Kev and his boat crew. Our Asylum meet-ups with Captain Steve and the Allen Marine crew are becoming a tradition on Mondays, as well as Fridays and any other day of the week we end up there because any time we head in, we're almost guaranteed to run into him. Also, if you stay for a drink you're guaranteed to get free food because the owner, Carlos is constantly grilling and cooking for his patrons. Anyway, I'm signing off for now, and will hopefully have some fun stuff to add later this week. Matt and I have an early day of 6:30am work tomorrow- joy!- but that won't stop us from seeing Ketchikan and having a great time.
Until then,
Bridget!
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