Chapter 47
The Trifecta

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We got a picture of the two of us in front of the lighthouse before we sped away.

Now that we had seen several eagles and the lighthouse, it was time to complete the trifecta by motoring off toward the totems.

We kept seeing lots of floatplanes passing by overhead.

I think if we were to take another Alaska cruise, doing a floatplane excursion would be high on our list of must-dos. It seems like a fascinating way to see the area, and lots of them promise good wildlife-spotting opportunities.

As we moved along, there were more eagle nests to be seen, so I got a few more pictures of the majestic birds.

I really wish I could remember the story behind this house, because I know they told it to us. Unfortunately, it is not coming back to me right now…

We pulled up alongside Totem Bight State Park and got our first view of the poles reaching toward the sky.

There are a few different clusters of them that we sailed past. This one is the tallest in all of Ketchikan.

Here are several more in an outcropping.

We had already seen so many totems up close in Sikta that they weren’t exactly our priority on this excursion, but they were still fun to see. If you really wanted to get up close and enjoy totem poles, I don’t know that this would be the Port Adventure to do it, however, because the boat is still a little ways away from them and is always in motion.

Here was the clan house, which was pretty cool to see.

This is a more accurate idea of how well you can see the totems for a lot of the trip (without zooming in).

One of the crew members (all of whom were very friendly and helpful throughout) offered to take our photo in front of the totems.

As we started sailing away from the totems, it was time for us to start heading back in the general direction of the dock.

We passed a bunch of kids playing in the water—apparently a regular occurrence on the few sunny days Ketchikan gets every year.

It was just so pretty out!

As we passed more houses, the captain would frequently have stories about the local inhabitants.

It might just have been because of all the homes we saw on this tour, but Ketchikan seemed the most livable of all the Alaskan ports we’d visited.

This is where they told us to be especially on the lookout for seals, but we didn’t see any…

We got to see one last eagle nest before making it back to the dock to disembark.

As we unloaded and started the walk back to the bus, we noticed all these little jellyfish in the water off the dock (not exactly a wildlife sighting we were expecting!).