We caught a transfer bus from the dock into town, and our bus driver gave us a nice rundown of her hometown of 20+ years. She told us that today is a typical summer day in Sitka. It has been classified as a rainforest, and it is never too hot or too cold here. About 1/3 of Sitka's population earns at least a portion of their income from fishing and seafood harvesting and processing.
Thankfully the rain eased and we went for a walk to the science centre, where we were able to fondle the wildlife.
After that we went to the National Historical Park to check out the totem poles.
Kien managed to hang around with some wildlife of Alaska.
Sitka is a beautiful little town to visit, but there's no way I can live somewhere that is so grey and wet almost all of the time. This is the middle of summer here!
