The weather forecast was grim with "Small Craft Warnings", "Gale Warnings" and "Rain", lots and lots of "Rain". For the last week the wind has howled gusting to 38 knots in the slip. Dixon Entrance which is open to the Gulf of Alaska had 11 to 14ft. seas and gusts to 40 knots. It takes more than that to get a bunch of sailors down. So what did we do, ya ask? We had a PARTY!
We gathered in the cockpit of "Last Resort".
We had variety of wonderful cheese, Scallops Picata with Garlic Toast, Shrimp with 4 different dipping sauces, wine, beer and of course Louie's diet soda.
Vern is an excellent chef and created Fresh Spring Rolls with a delicious dipping sauce and a thermos full of hot Saki.
There were lots of stories, laughs and hugs.
Vern and Joy are residents of Ketchikan and have a permanent slip at Bar Harbor.
There are many colorful boats in the fishing fleet docked in Bar Harbor.
The next day Joy took Sharon and me sightseeing around Ketchikan. We visited Totem Bight Park. This is a reconstructed typical Native Clan House of the 19th C. It is one large room with a central fireplace and could house 30 to 50 people.
In 1938 the U.S. Forest Services began a project to salvage, reconstruct and create Totem Poles a tradition which was dying out. They brought together older native craftsmen to restore old poles and carve new ones and thus passed on skills to younger generations.
This is haunting image on an old pole being restored.
I really enjoyed this newer pole with a whimsical bear on top followed by it's footprints.
Our afternoon was topped off with a visit to Salmon Falls Lodge for lunch. We had a view of the waterfall from our table.
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