The wharf we moored at today is on private land, some few hundred acres, bought by an entrepreneurial Indian and Alaskan group. [The only privately owned cruise ship facilities in North America, according to local sources.]
The land was purchased on the open market and construction started in 2001, it opened for ships in 2004. That year they had 37 ships call here. Last year 167 ships and rising. They are going to build a bigger wharf starting 2020. Smart Indian Money at work!
They have basically turned the whole area into a tourist facility. The longest zip-line in the world is here, one mile in one zip! Six abreast, believe it or not.
They have basically turned the whole area into a tourist facility. The longest zip-line in the world is here, one mile in one zip! Six abreast, believe it or not.
We had breakfast in the dining room his morning, our first meal down there, which was great. Oatmeal for Fellette and Kippers for me! Next we wandered ashore about 9:00 in a howling gale that subsided as soon as we got in the lee of the point. We toured around and explored the very nicely preserved cannery and small homes built during the fishing hey-days around the early 1900's. [Quite like Steveston in Richmond.] We returned to the ship for tea and lunch after two hours exploring.
We again took the free excursion and at 12;30 we had a one hour tour of the town of Hoonah, which has a population of 760 and has been an Indian Tinglet community here forever. This is on a large island so the only way in is by air or boat.
After the tour we returned to the ship and actually watched a riveting show on TV in the tranquillity of our cabin.
Tomorrow is a Sea Day that we quite enjoy, no doubt they will have some good lecturers to watch.
Coffee on deck as we moored, such a wind!
[Note the long covered walkway to the activity centre.]
Us two on our brisk and crisp walk in the morning.
A shack on the way, real flowers!
Bundled up when in the wind.
Company Logo: Eagle and Raven Clan. They cannot marry in their own clan to prevent inbreeding.
It was the cannery, now a museum/gift shop. Well done!
A Company Home, now for employees in the tourist business.
The covered walkway, built in 2015 must have cost millions.
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