Sustainable FishingTruck parked near the docks in Petersburg, AlaskaAlaska salmon is all wild, never farmed. The Blue Ocean Institute and Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch both rate it "green" -- that is, one of the most sustainable fish. "Abundance of salmon, particularly Pink and Sockeye, is high in Alaska due to …
Eating Alaska SalmonBreakfast one day on the Sea Bird: locally cured lox with bagels, cream cheese, etc.Serving himself: Justin the ship's fabulous diver, who narrated his dives as we watched videos or (once) narrated live from underwater.A dinner appetizer on the Sea Bird: smoked salmon from Petersburg, AlaskaWhite-fl…
Salmon, Bears, and TreesTlingit Totem Pole depicting salmon, Sitka Historical ParkSalmon! Last week in southeast Alaska we hiked and kayaked beside streams crowded with salmon swimming upstream to spawn and die. We saw salmon jumping in the waterways near our ship, the Sea Bird. We watched bears snatching salmon from the s…
Just before leaving AlaskaHappy Birthday to Len: our last evening on the Sea BirdYou can see the dining room behind us. The food was great, and I'll be posting more about what we ate on our National Geographic cruise.To celebrate our last afternoon on the boat, Alaska produced a double rainbow.I hope it's a promise of peace …
Pike Place MarketSeattle's Pike Place Market, right beside the docks, has fresh shellfish, regular fish,and lots of fruit, vegetables, flowers, and miscellaneous stuff.Jack's serves fresh market fish, their own smoked fish, and shellfish. We enjoyed some oysters for a mid-morning snack.We loved looking at all the fi…
