Mendenhall Glacier Juneau

We started this morning in Westland at Alicia's house (Carri's Niece) who made us breakfast and drove us to metro. We had a late start the plane did not take off until 9:20 so it made our layover in Seattle pretty fast. Took lots of pictures out the window that are hard to see but when we landed in Juneau......BAM, glacier right out the side!!!! We …

Spent the night sleeping up on top deck in the solarium our usual spot and actually I had the best nights sleep I've had in ages, Andrew said he slept well too. I woke up at about 8am to Andrew shoving me saying hurry up there is a pod of orca whales. So I quickly jumped out of bed, there were about 7/8 of them hard to tell when they are all …

Today was another early day since we had several excursions planned. We went outside and took pictures while the ship docked in Juneau. We went to the breakfast buffet on the ship before heading to the dock.

We shopped in a few local shops before we had to meet at the pier for our first excursion. The sky was very gray and overcast, we …

This was the third day at sea. We had Tracy arm in the itinerary. We could not go there as still there was heavy snow cover. This is what captain told us when asked him, not sure if this is really the case but there was no formal communication on this. As Tracy arm was missed, we were expected to reach Juneau by 1 PM. the sea here was calm.
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We pull in to Dawson Peaks Lodge a about 4:00 on 7/16 - it's about 58 degrees, which means its going to be a very chilly night - decide to eat dinner at the lodge - plus the lodge is famous for its pie. They used to have a full menu but told us they have cut back on dinner to soup and sandwiches - have noticed the age of most lodge owners - lots of …

Wow - what a sight when we awoke!! We can finally see little islands covered in forests, and seals popping their heads up alongside the ship. the whoe area is just soooo serene, sooooo beautiful, so quiet as we slowly, quietly motored along the Inside Passage. We also saw lovely waterfalls and bald-headed eagles, and many snow covered mountains. …

Today was the first day we decided to eat breakfast in the main dining room.  Our waiter's name was Ferry.  He is a crack up.  We were having a great time.  I had hashbrowns, juice, eggs, etc.  Most of the rest of the table had what they claimed was some of the best hot chocolate ever. This morning Bryan had his phone …

Alaska's capital is Juneau. So once in Skagway I jump on a ferry to Juneau. Ferries in Alaska have a solarium on deck, and a observation seated are. These are the two spots people tend to go for. I spent the first half of the trip (to Haines) on deck out in the sun (not the heated solarium) taking in the awesome views of snow-covered mountains all …

... divorced, away. Some of her answers amaze me, others just seem funny. And, as always when coming back to the United States from abroad, there's that funny reverse culture shock: Souvenir shopping for Alaskan prices on Chinese salaries was a bit ...

... tour operator and were transported to the airport where we were dressed in mountaineering gear. Our helicopter brought us up to Mendenhall glacier. We had another beautiful day, blue skies dotted with some white clouds. We were extremely lucky as this ...

... and viewed an excellent movie about the Tlingit Indians in a theatre on the mountain. In the afternoon we caught a bus to the Mendenhall Glacier, where the rain eased and we got a good view. Whilst signs warned to beware of bears on the paths, all ...

... and grew up in Canada. Back at the dock it was into the bus for a return to the ship. As we returned both the Mendenhall Glacier and Wetlands were pointed out by the driver. We made it back to the ship and through security just in time to get changed ...

... Kylie and I had different tours. I went zip-lining (Kylie has a fear of heights) while Kylie went whale watching and visited Mendenhall glacier. My zip lining tour included 9 zip lines, 2 rope bridges and abseiling at the end of the line. I had ...

... Berthed at Juneau, the capital of Alaska, at 1.45pm and we make our way off the ship to join our Dog Sledding on the Mendenhall Glacier excursion.  We get taken by bus to the airport where we board a helicopter for a flight up the Glacier to the ...

... its romantic Gold Rush past proudly. Exhibits, museums, and enchanting performances are waiting to entertain you. The Mendenhall Glacier and U.S. Forest Service Visitor Center offers programs, a naturalist to answer questions, trails and nature walks, ...

... we plodded off into downtown Juneau in the rain. The original plan for the day had been to tackle the hike around the Mendenhall Glacier but we felt that it would be best to delay it until our elite athlete status had returned (approximately 24 hours). ...

... ; We also managed to see Sea Lions bobbing up and down watching us.  We had the best time. Juneau also had the most breathtaking glacier - 'Mendenhall Glacier'.  It was such a site as you will see on our piccies. Skagway:  The ...

... pharaoh and James had been his slave.  Jim was also a German soldier killed in 1938.  Bus then went to Mendenhall Glacier.  Spectacular! Lake at face with little icebergs in it.  Mendenhall is only glacier in the world that is ...