Lindblad Expeditions. Sitka Tours took us on an exploration of Sitka including the Russian Orthodox Church, Raptor Rehabilitation Center, and Cultural History Museum. We’d been to these places on our visit in 1995 but this time there was an important difference – the sun was out. It was a beautiful day that had the natives exclaiming. Since southeast Alaska is a temperate rain forest, they don’t see the sun very often. This sign in the local bookstore gives an indication of the more typical climate.
One thing we had not seen before, due to time of year, was salmon spawning. We saw huge numbers swimming up the stream near the cultural center and also lots of dead ones.
Like all good tourists, we (or rather I) shopped. But in my case it was in a quilting store!! I found great Alaska-themed fabric that will be incorporated in a quilt I plan to make as a Christmas gift.
At 5:30 (which was 9:30 PM body time – we had forgotten that southeast Alaska is 4 hours different from the east coast, not 3) we boarded ship and immediately felt at home, since we’d been on this ship or its sister ship twice before.
We got an introduction to the ship and our fellow passengers and were on deck as the ship left the dock. What a beautiful place.
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