Day 11 - 07/08/22 - Ketchikan, AK
It was strange to sail into Ketchikan in the daylight. Normally we have arrived early in the morning after an overnight sailing. Cruising down the channel there was lots to see including the NCL port at Ward Cove which is just north of town but not as far as Totem Bight State Park. It was also cool to see the shipyard where the Alaska State Ferry Columbia was in dry dock and the Matanuska was moored. In town the Grand Princess and the Westerdam were moored facing north while the Queen Elizabeth faced south. At just before 11am we gently slid into our mooring position in the remaining berth at the southern position across the pier from the Outlet shop and Kettle corn vendor. It took 15 or 20 minutes for the mooring and clearance process to complete and we made our way off the ship. We found our zip line excursion meeting point. Once all had assembled, we boarded a motor coach for the 1/2 hour drive south to the venue. Along the way a bear was spotted. At the camp we were wei