{"id":1016,"date":"2015-12-03T13:32:47","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T20:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2015-12-03T13:35:17","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T20:35:17","slug":"last-days-in-alaska-and-victoria-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/?p=1016","title":{"rendered":"Last Days in Alaska And Victoria Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ketchikan was the last stop we made in Southeast Alaska. \u00c2\u00a0Approximately 14,000 people live in Ketchikan and the surrounding countryside. \u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ketchikan,_Alaska\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ketchikan,_Alaska<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 I really can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t say a whole lot positive about Ketchikan, although I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure it is a nice place. \u00c2\u00a0A prime cruise ship port, it is very commercial. \u00c2\u00a0The best attraction from our standpoint was the Totem Heritage Center, which preserved and displayed old totems from around Ketchikan and the surrounding areas.. \u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.ketchikan.ak.us\/departments\/museums\/totem.html\">https:\/\/www.city.ketchikan.ak.us\/departments\/museums\/totem.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.experienceketchikan.com\/totem-heritage-center.html\">http:\/\/www.experienceketchikan.com\/totem-heritage-center.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;\">The principal purposes and reasons for Totem Poles in the culture of the Northwest Indians were:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li style=\"color: #d3492f;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;\">Potlatch Pole &#8211; to symbolize the generosity of the person who sponsored the Potlatch ceremony<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #d3492f;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;\">Legend Pole &#8211; To record a supernatural encounter<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #d3492f;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;\">Memorial Pole &#8211; To commemorate the life of an important person\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #d3492f;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;\">Burial Pole &#8211; totem poles were used as grave markers, grave posts\u00c2\u00a0 or mortuary totem poles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #d3492f;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;\">Heraldic Pole &#8211; Recording the history of clans or families<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #d3492f;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;\">Portal or Entryway pole &#8211; through which a person enters the house, identifying the owner and family of the house<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #d3492f;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;\">Ridicule pole, also called shame pole\u00c2\u00a0 &#8211; symbolic reminders of debts, quarrels, murders, and other objectionable occurrences<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #d3492f;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;\">Indoor House Pole &#8211; supported the roof and bore emblems of the clan<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;\">Welcoming Pole &#8211; situated on waterfronts and identifying ownership of the water and surrounding area \u00c2\u00a0(Courtesy:\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.warpaths2peacepipes.com\/native-american-symbols\/totem-pole.htm\">http:\/\/www.warpaths2peacepipes.com\/native-american-symbols\/totem-pole.htm<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica;\">An interesting\u00c2\u00a0topic, meriting further\u00c2\u00a0study.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica;\">Some shots of downtown Ketchikan:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Downtown Ketchikan.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IDowntown-Ketchikan.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Ketchikan\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Downtown Ketchikan 2.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IDowntown-Ketchikan-2.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Ketchikan 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ketchikan harbor.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IKetchikan-harbor.jpg\" alt=\"Ketchikan harbor\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The next and last stop of the cruise was at Victoria, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. \u00c2\u00a0Victoria is the capital city of the province of British Columbia, and is one of the prettiest cities we have visited. \u00c2\u00a0Some background if you are interested. \u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victoria,_British_Columbia\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victoria,_British_Columbia<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Victoria is famous for Butchart Gardens, and rightfully so. \u00c2\u00a0A beautiful place, and not to be missed if you are in the vicinity. \u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.butchartgardens.com\">http:\/\/www.butchartgardens.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Some views around Butchart Gardens:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"butchart 1.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ibutchart-1.jpg\" alt=\"Butchart 1\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"butchart 2.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ibutchart-2.jpg\" alt=\"Butchart 2\" width=\"599\" height=\"402\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"butchart 3 degas signed.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ibutchart-3-degas-signed.jpg\" alt=\"Butchart 3 degas signed\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"butchart 4 hdn texture signed.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ibutchart-4-hdn-texture-signed.jpg\" alt=\"Butchart 4 hdn texture signed\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"butchart tree davinci sketch signed.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ibutchart-tree-davinci-sketch-signed.jpg\" alt=\"Butchart tree davinci sketch signed\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"butchart pond chia 3 signed.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ibutchart-pond-chia-3-signed.jpg\" alt=\"Butchart pond chia 3 signed\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Victoria is a beautiful city, as I said the seat of government for the province of British Columbia. \u00c2\u00a0We happened to be there on a Saturday, and there was a street fair going on around the pretty little harbor.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Parliament building across a corner of the harbor.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Victoria parliament house.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IVictoria-parliament-house.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria parliament house\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The harbor, The Empress Hotel across the water.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"victoria harbor.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ivictoria-harbor.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria harbor\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A totem in the park across from the harbor:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"victoria totem 1.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ivictoria-totem-1.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria totem 1\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A totem in the Empress Hotel:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"victoria totem 2.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ivictoria-totem-2.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria totem 2\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>And, finally Plasterman. \u00c2\u00a0Put money in his box and he comes to life.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"plasterman texture.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Iplasterman-texture.jpg\" alt=\"Plasterman texture\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Next morning, we sailed for Vancouver rand disembarked.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ketchikan was the last stop we made in Southeast Alaska. \u00c2\u00a0Approximately 14,000 people live in Ketchikan and the surrounding countryside. \u00c2\u00a0https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ketchikan,_Alaska\u00c2\u00a0 I really can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t say a whole lot positive about Ketchikan, although I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure it is a nice place. \u00c2\u00a0A &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/?p=1016\">Continue reading <span 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