Woke up around 0800, up to breakfast, fried again. We were back inside the passage so the water was calm, put on my $20 jacket and walked around the deck. Fishing boats were heading out and seaplanes were buzzing around. We were about to dock so watched the ship slowly sidle into the pier.
Went for a walk around the town, supposedly the rainiest (their word) town in SE Alaska but the sun was shining and it was about 16c. Popped into a few shops and found an internet cafe that had unlimited access but blocked torrents so couldn’t download anything (I had my phone, could have worked around it with my laptop).
Wandered more, along a place called Creek Street, which was a load of shops and restaurants built on stilts over a creek.
There were excursions available but we didn’t fancy it. There was a wildlife tour that saw bears (seen them), eagles (seen them), whales (seen them), seals (seen them) etc, so we didn’t bother.
Went back to the boat for lunch, and found the table tennis table free so had a game. With Song being Chinese I expected to get hammered, but it turned out that of the 1.8 billion Chinese, Song is the only one who can’t play table tennis. We went back to the town again to post some cards, but the post office was miles away so couldn’t do that. I went back to the boat and Song went shopping and bought a fridge magnet. There were 2 other floatels in port so the town was busy.
Had dinner in the dining room. I had tomato soup to start, Song had prosciutto. I had steak for main, Song had salmon. I also had another stout. I had creme brulee, Song had fruit.
Went up to the front of the boat on the top deck where there was an observation lounge and watched the scenery from a comfy chair as we followed another ship out. Small tree covered islands dotted the sea, with snow capped mountains in the distance and green hills either side also covered in pine trees.
Back to the cabin to watch a movie and sleep.
Tomorrow is another all at sea day.
