Ketchikan, Alaska - Alaska Trip
Ketchikan 是我们这次行程第三个停靠的口岸,我们上午没有安排活动,把儿子送到托儿所,他很高兴跟其他小朋友一起玩儿。游轮免费托儿这件事情真的是太适合带娃儿的家庭了,只要超过3岁就可以托儿,可以一直托到12岁。如果当天不停靠口岸的话,托儿就分早上9点到12点,下午14点到17点,晚上19点到22点三拨,walk in就可以,家长只要负责管饭就可以。如果停靠口岸的话,只要前一天免费注册一下,可以从9点一直托到17点,老师还负责带着到buffet吃饭,这样家长可以自己出去玩儿一整天。我整趟行程都是专门给儿子设计的适合他的风景和活动,结果哪项也抵不过到托儿所跟其他小朋友一起玩儿来的高兴,呵呵。
Ketchikan is known as Alaska's "First City" because it's the first major community travelers come to as they journey north. Located on an island, Ketchikan began life as an Indian fishing camp. The name Ketchikan comes from a Tlingit phrase that means "eagle with spread-out wings," a reference to a waterfall near town. In the early 1900s, when gold was Alaska's claim to fame, fishing and timber industries were established in Ketchikan. The growth of these industries helped make this Inside Passage port Alaska's fourth-largest city. Visitors to Ketchikan will be intrigued by its rich Native heritage, which includes the world's oldest collection of totem poles at Totem Heritage Center. The Haida, Tlingit and Tsimshian are all a part of the city's colorful history. Ketchikan, with its abundance of salmon, is also a sportfishing paradise. Sightseers will be impressed with both the scenic town and its surroundings, especially Misty Fjords National Monument.
我们中午吃过午饭,1点45到4点半参加了一个雨林动物救助所的Wildlife Sanctuary & Eagle Center Tour,看广告是看熊抓三文鱼的,可是到了地方才知道附近出没的都是黑熊,黑熊不是素食的么?没有肉食的棕熊怎么看到熊抓三文鱼的景色?我要去tripadvisor给个差评才好,广告做得实在太误导人。话说Juneau的鲸鱼团也很误导人,宣传图片是画的是Humback跃出水面的画面,但是实际只能看到鲸鱼尾巴,因为在Juneau的鲸鱼不哺乳,不哺乳的鲸鱼不跳。这次的行程我也算是深刻的体会到了广告的艺术。
虽然棕熊抓鱼的景色没有看到,但是三文鱼倒是看到了不少,不过三文鱼洄游的情景在多伦多随便找个河沟只要季节对也能看到。河边还有3到5只白头鹰和鸬鹚海鸥之类的水鸟,不过没有看到他们抓鱼。还看到一条harbor seal,游过来抓三文鱼的,不过也没看到它抓到。我们在树林里看到了满含berry的熊屎,还看到了熊上树留下的抓痕。熊上树是因为熊妈妈把宝宝放在树顶保护,所以要熊妈妈要上树给他或者她送吃的,熊爸爸要上树把小熊吃掉(我不是跟你开玩笑)。我们一个团26个人,同时有3个团在树林里的trail上走,我估计能看到黑熊的概率会很低,这么多人熊还往上凑的话那得是有多不怕人啊。上图是一颗还没有被熊吃掉的蓝莓,可能长得比较高吧,不过我也没吃,还是留给熊吧。
我们的向导还介绍了很多雨林的常识,什么大风把树吹倒了,新的树就从倒掉的树上长出来了。哪种蘑菇可以吃哪种不能吃之类的,卖到市场上多少块钱一斤啊。上图的蜗牛据说也可以吃,不过它背上的黏液会把嘴弄麻,所以浣熊吃这种蜗牛的时候都是先洗一洗才吃。儿子听得还津津有味,我和老公一直抱怨无聊。后来还看了他们救助的一下受伤的大型鸟类和几只鹿。最后还在一个大屋子里看了一个印第安技师用红松树干雕刻图腾柱的情景。总之我还是觉得没有看到黑熊抓鱼的景色,90美元一个人的价格实在还是太贵了,多伦多动物园才不到20美元一个人,看到的动物多多了。
Posted by Jia Qi