Today we docked in Kodiak, Alaska. As usual, my spouse and I signed up for the included easy tour. It was a misleading description. Our easy walking tour through downtown Kodiak turned into a three hour hike in misty cold rain (45 degrees) up and down sloping streets, along creaking piers with a cold wind in our faces most of the time. Sounds like a recipe for disaster, doesn't it? I have never been more miserably cold on a tour.
I have also never been so absolutely enthralled by a tour guide. Through the entire tour she told us about fascinating events that had happened in the history of Kodiak. She was a fountain of information about the ups and downs of the fishing industry, earthquakes, tsunamis, bears, ship wrecks, survival suits and so much more.
We ended the tour at a small, lovely Russian Orthodox cathedral, founded in the early 1700s, where the priest very graciously answered our questions and showed us around.
When you visit Kodiak, and you really should, be sure you get Ani Thomas as your guide. Regardless of the weather, you won't be disappointed. Check out kodiakani@gmail.com.
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