Gould's Alaskan View Bed and Breakfast Juneau

We pulled back our curtains the next morning to see this promising sunrise as we neared the capital city of Juneau, but alas it was not to last. As we docked an hour or so later, dense fog and persistent rain set in. It is said that Juneau is by far the most picturesque state capital in America, and they can probably back that up given their stellar setting, perched along the shores of the huge Tongass Rain Forest. The ...

... is at the end of the fjord and rises vertically out of the water.  Like the ice, it is a brilliant blue and impressive in its size.  Due to the verticality of the glacier, we witnessed a lot of "calving" where huge chunks of ice fall off the glacier into the water.  The ice that calves off become the ice bergs that we saw floating around us.  Words cannot adequately describe what an awe-inspiring sight the glacier was.  Not even the photos attached can do it justice.  If ...

... other and blowing when they surfaced. This was the most fantastic tour boat trip we have ever taken.

Downtown are all the shops, which are always fun to browse. Talked to the owner of the gift shop in Merchants Mall; she is a cousin to the people we were next to in Haines. Her shop is full of really nice items. She lives in Juneau and gave us information ...

... visit these places. We met lots of lovely interesting people in all of them. We spent most of our time walking and wandering about the harbors watching life go on. We spent Matts birthday in wrangel where we went out for dinner and a few drinks. We behaved modestly as the next day was July 4th, Independence day. On Independence day we went into the town and watched a parade, wandered around stalls, watched a logging competition(Helen particularly enjoyed that ...

... a pigs worth of bacon) you can dine either in a buffet or a dining room, or visit the Grill and Pizzeria if you need a burger to snack on. The coffee they serve at breakfast comes from a tap, it isn't great (I have had a few cups) however I found out that it is like soda stream and is made from coffee concentrate (WTF!!! No more coffee for me)

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Juneau is an ...

... and Borough was 30,987.[1] Juneau's only power utility is Alaska Electric Light & Power. Juneau was named after gold prospector Joe Juneau, though the place was for a time called Rockwell and then Harrisburg (after Juneau's co-prospector, Richard Harris-several books credit the Tlingit Chief Kowee with showing these prospectors where the gold was). The Tlingit name of the town is Dzántik ...

... due to fog, but the weather eventually lifted and we flew there ... on a very small sea plane (5 people including the pilot) - fantastic! We trekked through the ...

... inquire we learned that the cost was $200 per person. "For less than that we could buy our own boat," said Dick. He had been wanting to get a collapsible boat to carry around in the camper for years, so we went to check out the possibilities. At Western Auto-Marine we got a real taste of Alaska outdoor culture. A huge second floor was devoted entirely to sporting goods, with more fishing rods than we have ever ...

... in town. Off we go on the path to the Last Chance Mining Museum, which is a nice walk of about 2,5 miles. Landscape hits us like lightning with all that beauty. We decide to have a look inside the museum even though entry is $4 for just a few square feet. The only person inside is the single employee who seems to be the most unsocial person there can be. No wonder, that lady even lives there, in the middle of the woods, nowhere to go besides ...

... with a nice latte on the entry of the tram way though. The outlook is really beautiful. We see a few eagles and enjoy the breathtaking view. We get rewarded for our hike up by the guy selling us postcards as he writes something on our receipt, that gives us a free ride down with the tram. Once back in downtown, we go to a bar where Jason knows the manager so we get a beer for both of us without a passport. Finally, there is ...