Alaska - Ketchikan

So  I guess since summer has officially ended, I should finish documenting our Alaska trip. It seems so long ago.

Welcome to fall.

Welcome to Ketchikan.

We finally got see a bear in the wild. I know that's one of the big reasons Tyler wanted to see Alaska. Sometimes I "clearly" see some reasons for owning and knowing how to use a nice camera. This is a picture of our bear.
Ya, pretty hard to see the bear for the forest. We just could not get our camera to focus where we wanted it too, but thankfully Tyler asked a couple who was on our tour if they wouldn't mind emailing us their pictures when they got home.

And you know what? They did. We were both pleasantly surprised to see those come through. Boy, what a difference a camera can make.

We got to feed some reindeer which I learned are nothing more than domesticated caribou. You can't put a reindeer out in the wild; they will just die.

The conclusion of our tour included an all-you-eat crab feast. It was a messy job, but I guess someone had to do it. I honestly can't remember how many plates Tyler put away. A lot??

One of my favorite things we did in Ketchikan was sit on the wharf and watch the float planes come in and take off. For some reason it just fascinated me how the water was nothing more than a runway. They say nine out of ten people in Alaska own a plane. It really is one of the best ways to get around.
Burger Queen? Possibly the predecessor to the Burger King?

And is there something wrong with that restaurant sign? Is it Mexican or is it pizza? Maybe you can get a Mexican pizza there.

Our last night on the ship, as we sailed to Vancouver, Canada. Alaska and Canada are just beautiful places. 
It was a wonderful way to celebrate 15 years. It was also nice to go home. There is just no place quite like home where my little family was still up at 11pm to greet us when we finally arrived home. Even Alex was awake and refused to sleep in his bed that night, so we tucked him in with us.

Some day I would love to go back . . . to Alaska, to Korea, to Ireland. Isn't traveling fun.