We
went to the Tongass Trading Company so my husband could get a new pair of
sneakers. They had a huge variety of things-even a hardware store! We then
went to the rain gauge to meet Jarred from Island Wings for our Misty
Fjords flight seeing trip. This was the first excursion that we have ever
done independently and things went very smoothly. The trip was fantastic!
Amazing scenery. Michelle’s plane was the cleanest plane that I have ever
seen. We had a party of 5 and we were joined by another couple. Plenty of
room. Michelle was good about pointing out things of interest along our
journey. We landed on a lake and walked around the beach for a while. We
saw bear tracks! I had read tons of information on cruise trip regarding
this excursion and that is why I booked and because they did not charge
for my 3 year old because she sat in the middle and did not have a window
seat. Was she personality/tourguide extraordinaire? Not really, maybe I
expected something different given the rave reviews. But who can argue
with the trip itself-so amazingly beautiful. By the way, we though it
would be chilly on the plane-think again! Don’t bundle up too much or you
will get hot. We still had time to explore when our flight was over, so we
went to a few souvenir shops and stopped at a restaurant to have some
appetizers. Then it was back on board. We docked when we arrived in
Ketchikan but had to tender back to the ship. One of the staff captains
was standing near us and he was so nice! We talked a few minutes about
weather in the ports to come and the cruise in general. We had excellent
weather in Ketchikan.
