Sincerely, Denise

KETCHIKAN AT THE DOCK

Friday, July 17th

Another stellar day in Ketchikan! Warm and sunny! The Bryans left this morning to reposition down to Foggy Bay so they would have a shorter crossing tomorrow. The three amigos, John, Greg, and myself ventured out in the morning to the hatchery at -4.0 tide for one more attempt to see bears – score – ZERO. It was crawling with cruise ship tourists this morning and no bears to be seen so we got outta there quickly. John decided he wanted to wash the boat while he had unlimited water available, so Greg and I went back to the grocery store so he could provision up, and I picked up a few more items after researching what produce I was actually allowed to take into Canada. Later that afternoon, John had plans to go uptown for some errands, so Greg and I decided to go on a hike at Ward Cove Lake, which was a beautiful trail! Returned the rental car, got cleaned up, then it was time for cocktails on the back of the boat before heading to an early dinner at the Bush Pilot Lounge again, early because we had to get to the airport by 7:30 to pick up Connie. Dinner was fantastic! Greg had Halibut encrusted with cashews, I had blackened Sockeye Salmon with a cilantro cream sauce that was spicy, and John had a beautifully roasted slab of Prime Rib. Our server Louise, who was Swedish, was delightful and engaging rounding out our perfect dinner experience. After that we walked back to the boat and started motoring up to the airport dock just as Connie’s plane landed! We scooped her up and had a nice ride back down the channel -- without wind for once! Early to bed because tomorrow is a daybreak departure, at first light.