July 13, 2011

We had a pretty nice and restful day.  It was quite foggy when we first got up but it ended up being in the mid 72, cooler than yesterday. Two ships in port, one Celebrity and one Regatta, not sure about that cruise line.  After breakfast, showers, dishes, etc. we went on a walk toward town and along Creek Street, looking at things along the way.  The walk ends near the library so we then went on to the small museum right next door, actually in the same building.  It is a pretty comprehensive representation of Ketchikan history.  After that Mom was ready for lunch and besides she didn’t have her eye drops so we headed back to the apt. for lunch; salad and sandwiches.  We played a few games of Rummikub and then went out for another walk. We were going to just walk down Thomas Street and the pier area but decided to stop up at the bridge first and see how the fishing was. No luck there so we headed back toward Thomas Street and noticed a man cleaning multiple fish at the public cleaning station.  He was quickly gutting them and making large fillets and had them laid out for further work after he had them all done.  We, along with others, came to watch and talk to him.  He caught all these fish at Herring Cove, where we were the other night.  Of course he was in a boat.  He was from Florida and was also a diver.  I didn’t ask all these things but others did.  Mom and John walked on but once the crowd around him thinned I asked him if he was a commercial fisher and if he could sell fish.  No, he was not and could not sell any but he could barter.  Since I was old enough to be his mother I felt comfortable to ask what he wanted.  He wondered what I had to offer. Long story short, he liked the color green and we had a nice fresh salmon fillet for our dinner.  YUM!  If you have read my blog you know how much I have wanted FRESH caught fish from Ketchikan, so we all enjoyed it tonight.  I could not find John and Mom after my bartering adventure so I took the fillet back to the apt. and then went back out to find them.  We walked to the end of the pier, watched the fish jump and admired the Millennium in port.  Back to the apt for dinner and about the time we sat down to dinner the Millennium pulled away. After dinner the fog rolled in, dishes were done, a bit more Rummikub and hot tea before bed.  A lovely day, it was nice to have Mom here and she seemed to enjoy herself a lot.  It is late so off to bed we go!