Ketchikan and Victoria (again)

A statue of some of the famous/infamous individuals who contributed to Ketchikan.

Ketchikan’s main attraction was the aptly named Creek Street which once housed the many brothels that came into existence during the gold rush. There were a number of famous madams that operated well past the gold rush times who went underground when the brothels were banned. Behind the creek in a wooded area was the married men’s walk which allowed a secretive approach to this infamous service area. This walk now has been widen and sign posted.

 

Claire managed to find another quilt shop in town and added to her growing stash of Alaskan themed batiks.

Next day we arrived in Victoria at 6.00pm and as we had been there before we decided to walk through Beacon Hill Park again and then walk back into town. Claire was disappointed not to see a raccoon, but she did get a good photo of this squirrel.

We have seen some very unusual buskers in our travels but the violin playing Darth Vader has to be our favourite.

We returned to a pub that we had visited before and listened to a 60’s cover band, then walked back to the ship along a harbour –side path.

Evenings on board the ship were filled with sharing great meals usually with 2 other couples (getting kicked out for enjoying the situation too much), trivia, some shows and we even managed to spend some time in the casino (mainly Peter).