Ted K. Wade

In Juneau, we decided to do some gold panning. Though it was raining at the dock, it let up during out panning, which was conducted just outside of town in a local river. The tour seeded our pans with some dirt containing a little gold, so all we had to do was shake the pan in the proper way to find it. We decided to also pan some of the local dirt, and also found some gold, but much less than in the seeded pan. Since the water temperature was 36 degrees, we gave it up and returned to the dock area, where our old ship, Statendam was parked. It was good to see her, and I have been sorry to hear the troubles she has had recently. We had a great lunch at an outdoor grill with one table - a large portion of Salmon Teriyaki was only $4, and was delicious. I don't remember the name of the grill, but it is within 50 yards of the Red Dog Saloon.

The rain was getting heavy, so we headed back to the ship, a long walk from the center of town. We sailed at an unusually early 4:30 for Ketchikan. As we were leaving the sun came out, and it was a pretty day.

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