Being from Seattle I figured that I was used to rain and that even though it rains a lot in Ketchikan, it wouldn't be a problem. My first full day of work I awoke to a typical day in Ketchikan. Drizzle. Ketchikan gets 4 times as much rain as Seattle does, between 12-13 feet of rain a year. Yes, that's not a typo, FEET not inches.
My first day was spent with my roommate and trainer, Jay, and I was just riding along with her on her tours to get acclimated with being a tour guide. I quickly realized, I had a LOT of studying to do. We went on three tours, which were each about an hour and a half long and she talked the entire time about the history and story of the island, the native peoples, the weather, the wildlife, the totem poles, everything. She is an amazing tour guide and a great role model that I definitely look up to. I want my tourists to have an amazing time on my tours, telling jokes stories, being really personable, NOT just a bus driver. So I have a lot of work to do in order to make the best tours possible during my 3 months here. The rest of the day was spent dual-driving where myself, Jay and one of the other new drivers Michael went driving around the island, getting experience in a VERY old bus. The bus had no power steering and a cute vintage look, but it took all of my strength to turn the wheel into tight turns. Yikes! But it was a wonderful feeling to get behind the wheel of a bus again and I was happy. The weather continued to rain all day and we finally ended after an eleven hour shift. This is very typical of driver's schedules and I have a 6:30am bus call tomorrow morning. So I'd better get to bed!!!
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