The Great Alaskan Adventure

Another kind of miserable day but so far it’s not raining. I wanted to take some pictures of the downtown area as I didn’t take my camera the day before. Some of the buildings have rather unique architecture. The Salty Dawg Saloon is actually 4 different buildings that have been joined together. The part that is now a lighthouse was actually an old water tower, part is the old post office, part is an old fish packing companies office and part is the old school house. The interior is a bit chlosterphobic as the ceilings are very low and everywhere you look, there are signed dollar bill hanging. There is also the occasional t-shirt, pairs of boxer shorts and ball caps hanging from the rafters. The outside has all kinds of beautiful flowers. A very popular spot on the Spit. We also checked out the “Seafarer’s Memorial, a structure built in memory of all those who have lost their lives at sea. Unfortunately, while we were there the man who was a driving force in having this memorial built and who the statue was modelled after, lost his battle with cancer. There were many floral tributes and pictures left at the statue while we were there.
The rest of the day was spent packing everything up to leave in the morning.