Eagles, Bears, and Totems | Alaska Trip Day 14 Sitka

Our day in Sitka started early in the morning. We had a shore excursion booked, but it didn’t start until 11am, so mom and I disembarked around 7:30am and made our way into town on the free shuttle bus. The shuttle bus ride was beautiful and educational. It dropped us off at Centennial Hall, or what is referred to by the cruise ships as the Convention Center. We walked one block down and one block up from the water to get to the Saint Michael’s Cathedral, which was closed, but up that street was a little cafe behind the bookstore, called the Back Door Cafe. We had some breakfast and coffee, and both were delicious. After breakfast, we walked across the street and down a short alley to the Castle Hill Trail. Up at the top of the trail was Baranof Castle State Historic Site. It provided some important history of the hill itself and the town of Sitka. We shopped our way back to Centennial Hall, where we met Emma. I had sent her some photos of some things in the gift shops, and since we still had an hour before we had to meet for our tour, we took her up to that street in front of the Cathedral. We found some of our favorite souvenirs here in Sitka, specifically at The Cellar. After completing our shopping, we made it back to Centennial Hall with about 20 minutes to spare before our tour was to begin. Our tour was purchased through the cruise line. There was some mild confusion about which bus we were on, and which bus we were supposed to be on, but it was thankfully all cleared up before we left Centennial Hall. Our tour guide was spectacular. He gave us so many stories about his life and what it is like to live in Sitka, as well as history and facts about Sitka and our surroundings. Our first stop on the tour was the Alaska Raptor Center. Second stop was the Sitka National Historic Park. Our final stop was the Fortress of the Bear. Since our tour was set to end around 2:45pm, our tour guide graciously took us all back out to the ship, so we didn’t have to catch a last-minute shuttle bus to get back. We made it back onboard just in time for All Aboard time. We hadn’t eaten since breakfast before 8, and it was now 3:30pm, so we were all very hungry. We had lunch at Alfredo’s Pizza, a little bit of down time before dinner, and then dinner in the Main Dining Room. Links! https://www.sitkadock.com/new-page-2 https://alaskaraptor.org/ https://www.nps.gov/sitk/index.htm https://www.fortressofthebear.org/ Chapters 0:00 Trip Map So Far 0:42 Welcome to Sitka! 2:30 Sitka Sound Shuttle 4:06 In search of breakfast 6:09 Baranof Castle State Historic Site 11:27 Spruce Tips 12:15 Sitka Sound Shuttle Review 13:20 How we accessed the Castle Hill Trail 14:01 Back at Centennial Hall 14:20 Is this the house from The Love Boat? 15:07 Emma has joined us, let’s take her shopping 17:08 Forget-me-nots 17:28 Time for our tour 18:53 First tour stop: Alaska Raptor Center 28:53 Second tour stop: Sitka National Historic Park 36:30 Last tour stop: Fortress of the Bear 45:03 Back to the ship 45:41 Review of our tour 53:16 Lunch at Alfredo’s Pizza 54:04 Dinner at Michelangelo Dining Room 55:45 Wrapping up the day Check back for a new video every Monday, Thursday, and Sunday! You can send me mail to my P.O. Box! Auburn Huhmann PO Box 700872 Saint Cloud, FL 34770 Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/ahuhmann95/ My filming equipment is minimal, but camera and tripod are linked below. Camera: https://amzn.to/317JqWm Flexible tripod: https://amzn.to/2CxeW5N *Purchases made via the links above may result in a commission paid to me via the Amazon Affiliate Program This channel is focused on making quality content for adults. However, I aim to always create family-friendly content that is safe for the entire family to watch together.