001: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, Meeting with guides on the dock
002: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, Carnival Spirit docked in Ketchikan
003: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Grizzly Grill kiosk on the Ketchikan dock - buffalo dog, elk burger? I did later have a reindeer dog in Anchorage.
004: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, There are several food kiosks on the dock
005: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan,
006: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Dockside Trading Company,
007: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Horse Drawn Trolley tour - Ketchikan -http://www.horsetrolleytours.com/
008: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Christmas in Alaska store - Ketchikan -http://www.christmasinalaska.com/
009: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Salmon Landing - Ketchikan
010: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Harley-Davidson Shop
011: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Carnival Spirit - Ketchikan
012: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan,
013: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, HAL Westerdam - Ketchikan
014: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan,
015: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Ketchikan - Mountain Point Snorkel Trip - Briefing in office before obtaining and putting on wetsuits
016: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, Collecting fins, masks, etc before reboarding bus to go to snorkel location.
017: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
018: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
019: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
020: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, Back on the bus to go to snorkel location
021: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, Collecting weight belts, if desired. No use in carrying those farther than necessary.
022: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
023: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, Final briefing before entering water
024: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
025: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
026: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, Our snorkel destination
027: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
028: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip - Entry point
029: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, Finally - in the water. The wetsuits warm up very quickly.
030: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, Water clarity wasn't the best that day and time. It does vary. The guides would go find stuff and bring it back to the surface for all to see.
031: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, Follow the leaders
032: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, Too close to the island and you run into this stuff - kelp.
033: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, Don't mind us, we're just snorkeling here. I was hoping to maybe see some whales in the area, but only a few boats passed by.
034: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
035: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, A starfish brought up to view
036: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, A starfish with more detailed explanation than I am giving
037: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
038: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
039: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, Critters and things were passed around to any who were interested. I'm holding under the water so you can see the water clarity that day and also to get a more natural view of the color of the star.
040: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
041: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, The peace and quiet broken by a plane flying overhead.
042: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
043: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, Another star
044: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
045: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
046: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
047: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, Another star. We were in shallow water although there was an option deeper free dive toward the end.
048: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, $#%$%$%$% - I ran into some more. It is easier to go over than through.
049: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, A sea cucumber
050: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
051: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
052: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, A harmless jellyfish of some sort - kind of looked like an eye!
053: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, A little crab
054: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, Crab
055: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, oooo... Big Boat Big Boat.
056: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
057: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
058: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip,
059: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, A strange star
060: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, Back at the main office.
061: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Mountain Point Snorkel Trip, After the snorkel, some BSing, changing clothes, hot chocolate, etc.
062: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Ketchikan Liquid Sunshine (Rainfall) Gauge
063: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Welcome to Ketchikan
064: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Ketchikan - Alaska's First City
065: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Back on the ship for lunch - Taste of the Nation Caribbean menu
066: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Asian Corner Menu
067: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, Looks like I went for a salad
068: Carnival Spirit, Alaska, Ketchikan, and pepperoni pizza