Here we are in Ketchikan, way far south along th Inside passage of Alaska. It is the totem center for the 3 tribes who made them. They were/are carved to tell a story, celebrate an event, or as a funeral totem. They were not worshipped and theyare not religious in nature. But they certainly are impressive. Ketchikan has several places where they are displayed along with many throughout the town.
To get into town from Wrangell we had to back the rig onto the ferry! Pictures tell all. The deck hands were very experienced and the 2 rigs went in rump first. I will try to upload a pic for you to see this! Well well, it worked!
We have spent our 3 days in Ketchikan and have come down on the ferry for our last trip to Prince Rupert, BC, Canada. We will separate from Jan & Walt tomorrow morning (our farewell BBQ is tonight) and we drive 900 miles in 3 days to Vancouver. After Garth has a couple of days to visit with his family there we drive for home, stopping only to pick some blackberries! Garth insists, he has such fond memories of this when the kids were small. No pies though as my arm is in a cast (doctor in Wrangell did a nice job on the cast. He was also very pleased to see an amazing amount of healing for 2 weeks).
So please come to the Clan picnic! Hope to see you there!!
I will miss being at the clan picnic this year. Please give all my love to the family and friends. Mary, I am so happy to hear that your arm is healing well. We really are blessed to have Grammy and her talents. Drive safely and God Bless you.
ReplyDeleteMy new house has plenty of parking for RV. hint hint...xoxo
Robin