Name: LUMBERJACKS + CRAB FEAST & Things to Do in Ketchikan, Alaska 🌲🪓 🦀 ALASKA CRUISE Stop 🚢 Norwegian Sun
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First of all, check out the size of the Norwegian sun.

It was so foggy this morning we could not see a thing.

What are we gonna find when we disembark?

Are we going to be able to enjoy the views?

But it looks like the sun is starting to come out.

So yes, we are heading into town right now.

So we've got about a 20 minute ride into town.

Transportation is provided by Norwegian Cruise Line.

So we need to go find our bus and make our way into town.

And you know what, because we are up so early, like I think most people are still sleeping or having breakfast.

So yeah, I think we're gonna have no problem just getting on a bus and going right away without a long wait because check out the deck.

It's just us and a couple of other passengers who've gotten off.

He's just spewing knowledge the whole time.

First really cool fact, there are more bears here than people.

10,000 black bears compared to 8,000 residents.

And the wildlife here is very similar to Vancouver Island.

There's certain animals that you might expect to be here that are not.

For instance, the brown or grizzly bear does not exist here.

It has like kind of a port slash frontier vibe.

And it was just fascinating to drive through the wilderness and to arrive here in the main part of town.

Now we're going to hit the ground on foot for a bit.

And we learned that Ketchikan has several titles, so lots of capitals.

It is the Salmon Capital, the Bear Capital, and also the totem capital with 80 totems.

And it is the first port of Alaska as well.

So we're catching up on facts and history.

Yes, and I'm looking forward to seeing some totems.

Apparently they're made from red cedar and they mentioned that there's 80 of them scattered across town.

Here we are surrounded by a whole bunch of different ships.

These are the ones that dock right downtown.

It has that feel about the New England fishing towns kind of thing.

Very cloudy and a bit foggy today, but we're hoping the sun is going to come out.

And another thing I was just thinking about is that it's amazing how these small towns, these communities, how important tourism is for them.

Because here we have one, two, three huge cruise ships.

And there is another one coming in today.

All together, the city has 8,500 inhabitants.

And each one of these ones, if you calculate, let's say on average 3,000 people each, that's 15,000 people that just arrived altogether in a town that has 8,500 residents.

So it more than double the population of the town.

Can you imagine the influx of kind of cash that makes these communities survive?

You know, that's the importance of the tourism in some places that a lot of time people don't realize.

Yeah, it keeps the town alive, keeps it afloat.

Now we're gonna see if we walk around town a little bit.

And we thought they were advertising like a heat wave today.

Maybe if the sun comes out, we'll experience it.

Because right now all I have is this hoodie and it's kind of borderline.

So if you come down this way, don't assume that it's going to be hot and you're going to be able to enjoy it with a short sleeve.

Always carry like something in your backpack to be sure.

So we are doing a little bit of shopping.

we thought maybe get a toque, I don't know, get a little souvenir.

Like this store has a three baseball caps for 20 bucks special.

Also picking up some souvenirs for the grandchildren and yeah, just doing a little shopping before we head off on our first tour of the day.

This is how much rain have to be 170 inches.

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