Ketchikan - Day 11

We arrived in Ketchikan during the night; here's the view of the town from our stateroom balcony:

At the bottom of the gangway were a welcoming polar bear and moose:

Reminds me of the old joke: "What?!? And leave show business?!?

Here's "Shopping Girl":

We agreed that on our next trip to Ketchikan we really want to stay here:

Back on the ship we found that the sun does sometimes shine on Ketchikan:

Dinner tonight is informal (jackets for the men).  Gael cleans up well:

Here are our Waiter Lance and Assistant Waiter Manuel with tonight's Baked Alaska:

Though we're pretty tired (after a great meal) we had to stay up until midnight to view the Gala Buffet. The ships galley artists prepare an unbelievable spread, as much art gallery as food display, in the main dining room. Ice and food, formed and sculpted unbelieveably; it was fantastic!  Everyone was invited to tour the room for thirty minutes before it was open for dining. Here are some of the photos:

Did we eat anything? Nope; not a bite. Hope it didn't all go to waste..

Tomorrow is a full day cruising the Inside Passage (no port of call) so we plan to be vegetables..