Day 5
Sitka, AK
Mostly Cloudy 63
This morning we sailed into the largest city in the United States (by land area) The first thing we noticed was the amount of bald eagles. It was almost like they were pigeons in New York,
everywhere you turned you could see an eagle. Lacey and I walked around downtown Sitka, which is known as Alaska's "little Russia". There were many Russian themed shops along with a small Russian orthodox church at the city center. We then went on our second excursion of the cruise to a place called Magic Island to do some snorkeling Alaska style! We dressed up in these ridiculously tight dry suits that almost made our faces purple. They were very uncomfortable
, but they kept us warm in the 48 degree water and it was worth the discomfort. We got to see giant sunflower star fish that weigh up to 60lbs along with other small star fish, rock fish, jellyfish, and some electric green seaweed. We then drove back to town and walked around more because it was so beautiful. Cool random weather fact: Sitka, AK averages less snow per year than Indianapolis, IN.
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