So was I... but not for any simple reason. It's a great town, but it's population is about 16000 and tourists double that when there are 5 boats in town. I know that after a couple of months, I learned to count how many boats were in moorage (as we came into Ketchikan for liberty), and figure out whether I wanted to go downtown or not.....
Tourists are great. We love you guys. But when you put double the population is a little footprint like Ketchikan.... It wears after a while. You think back to March, when there was only us there.... and how quiet and sedate it was. In spite of everyone working their butts off to get ready for the tourists and then the salmon.
I will always have a sweet spot in my heart for a)My first dog (R.P. Coltrain) b)The Great State of Texas and .... c) Ketchikan, Alaska.
/john
I hear what you're saying.
I think when we were there, we were the only cruise ship docked in Ketchikan, but in Juneau, there were at least three other ships along with us. You couldn't even get into the Red Dog Saloon - it was just over-run with tourists.