Old Saw Mill

Inside Passage to Alaska - Ketchikan, Monday 2004 August 9

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August 9th 2004
This morning we just had to get out of bed – even though it was only 6:00! (We had gone to bed at 10:30 the night before, and we continued throughout the cruise to find the air and excitement soporific.) Since we were on the sea-ward side of the ship, we had a front-row seat at Ketchikan O’Hare. Every minute or so, sea planes landed or took off. Occasionally, t ... read more

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