Living Alaska — Playing Tourist in Ketchikan

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figure>We only have a few coffee shops in Ketchikan, Alaska. During the summer, the town comes alive with tourists. All sorts of shops are open for the season, which means that as soon as the Cruise Ships depart for the day, all the shops close. Some days it is three in the afternoon, others four or five. Today I arrived at 1:30 pm, and to my delight, it was open.I enjoy playing tourist for the day. I hung out on the docks and took a few pictures. I marveled at the Race to Alaska finish line. Last Saturday, I stood at the helm of the M.V. Columbia as we sailed for Ketchikan, Alaska. The Third Mate and Pilot actively looked at the radar and called out course corrections. I responded accordingly, and we tracked Starboard a little more than usual to give Team We Brake for Whales room to maneuver.<figure id="945a"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*nBLNWQJ1Hz5sjtv740ouFw.jpeg"><figcaption>Photograph by Author — Race to Alaska Finish Line Ketchikan, Alaska</figcaption></figure>Sailboats have the right of way on waterways, and AIS showed them tacking

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to Port. I asked the Mate if it was really called Team We Brake for Whales. He checked the AIS and said yes. I was happy to see Team We Brake for Whales win the race. They arrived in Ketchikan in 5 days 18 hours and 59 minutes after leaving Port Townsend, Washington.We had passed other sailboats as we traversed the Inside Passage to Alaska, but the only one I made a course correction for was TWBFW. I felt a sense of familiarity and was glad they won the race. I sat on the railing overlooking the harbor and finished my Café Mocha.<figure id="849e"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*mAL3zB52OQyuVGk0WaK3MQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Photograph by Author of Author — Salmon Landing Coffee on my E-Scooter</figcaption></figure>I took some pictures to share with my readers — a lazy day on the hump day of my week on week off schedule. Rain is predicted for tomorrow, so when you read this article, I will be on my bicycle, getting some sun and exercising in my beautiful seaside town. From Ketchikan, Alaska, with love and café mocha. Success.</article></body>

The Quest for a Café Mocha

Photograph by Author — Cafe Mocha on a beautiful sunny day in Ketchikan, Alaska

Yesterday I was traumatized, it was day three, and they say three strikes, and you are out. I arrived at 4 pm at Salmon Landing Café and Coffee Shop, closed, door locked, chairs on tables floor mopped. Say what? How can a tourist spot close at 4 pm simply because the Cruise ships have departed?

Today I awoke to beautiful blue skies, and nothing is better than Southeast Alaska on a sunny day. It is incredible when the clouds clear and the sun comes out and blesses us. I vowed I would be successful this morning in my quest for a café mocha.

Photograph by Author — Playing Tourist in Ketchikan, Alaska in front of Salmon Landing

We only have a few coffee shops in Ketchikan, Alaska. During the summer, the town comes alive with tourists. All sorts of shops are open for the season, which means that as soon as the Cruise Ships depart for the day, all the shops close. Some days it is three in the afternoon, others four or five. Today I arrived at 1:30 pm, and to my delight, it was open.

I enjoy playing tourist for the day. I hung out on the docks and took a few pictures. I marveled at the Race to Alaska finish line. Last Saturday, I stood at the helm of the M.V. Columbia as we sailed for Ketchikan, Alaska. The Third Mate and Pilot actively looked at the radar and called out course corrections. I responded accordingly, and we tracked Starboard a little more than usual to give Team We Brake for Whales room to maneuver.

Photograph by Author — Race to Alaska Finish Line Ketchikan, Alaska

Sailboats have the right of way on waterways, and AIS showed them tacking to Port. I asked the Mate if it was really called Team We Brake for Whales. He checked the AIS and said yes. I was happy to see Team We Brake for Whales win the race. They arrived in Ketchikan in 5 days 18 hours and 59 minutes after leaving Port Townsend, Washington.

We had passed other sailboats as we traversed the Inside Passage to Alaska, but the only one I made a course correction for was TWBFW. I felt a sense of familiarity and was glad they won the race. I sat on the railing overlooking the harbor and finished my Café Mocha.

Photograph by Author of Author — Salmon Landing Coffee on my E-Scooter

I took some pictures to share with my readers — a lazy day on the hump day of my week on week off schedule. Rain is predicted for tomorrow, so when you read this article, I will be on my bicycle, getting some sun and exercising in my beautiful seaside town. From Ketchikan, Alaska, with love and café mocha. Success.