The first morning they had decorated our door for our anniversary (they let us celebrate late). The entire first day was "at sea" so we got to know the boat a bit and enjoyed great weather out on the deck. That evening was a formal night, so we got all dressed up and had our special anniversary dinner, which was a little cake and some singing.
Tuesday we arrived in our first port, Ketchikan. We were going to be there all day, so we slept in (okay, so it was like 8:00, but that's sleeping in to parents with kids). We were seated for breakfast with this wonderful couple named Jack and Dot, who had been married for 50 years and were just a kick. Ketchikan was a cool little city surrounded by huge mountains and with a creek full of spawning salmon. We spent the day walking, walking and more walking: on a path to the creek, through the shops and then decided to tackle an enormous hill and a hike for a view of the city. It was well worth it, but very tiring!
Our night ended with Ben and I sitting out on the deck, bundled up, whale watching (as we did every evening and saw quite a few spouting whales! Ben had great eyes!) We were able to witness one of the most beautiful sunsets I've ever seen as our boat made its way to Juneau. I took tons of pictures, and it was hard to narrow it down to just these few:
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