Alaskan Hotel Juneau

Writing this entry about Juneau, having already gone to Haines and Skagway, back at the same Driftwood Lodge we stayed at on Tuesday night. Cannot believe it is only three days later. We have packed in an amazing array of activities in that span. I will fill it in as this place has good WIFI. It's about 4PM Friday afternoon right now, a little rainy but mild. <br><br>Mount Robert's Tram<br><br>Wednesday Morning after our 21 hour travel day!<br> We walk ...

... thanks to my couch and Dramamine.<br><br>I woke up to find we were in calmer waters approaching Juneau. We arrived in Juneau 2 hours late due to the weather, and I got a ride with David to the hostel. The hostel has a lock-out so I couldn't check in but they do have a storage area for bags. I dumped my bag and went into town to look around. Juneau is the capital of Alaska and is the only state capital in the USA you can't drive to - you have to ...

... it all back together. So, with Stella now repaired and ready to go we turned to Pearl and saw most of her transmission fluid had leaked out into the pan. We looked at each other both thinking &#8220;now what?&#8221; It appears that the seal in the bell housing of the transmission has failed. So, Pearl needs a makeover (transmission repair or rebuild).<br><br>Monday, July 6<br><br>Because transmission work is specialized, we decided the best ...

... on to our card at the end of the trip unless you decided that the service did not warrant the tip. The amount suggested was $80 pp. This did not include the waiters at the bar but for them 15% was added each time you had a drink. I did not mind paying the tips as the service on board was excellent.<br> <br> So Mom and I are talking about a Panama cruise. So I am seeing if there are any Panama cruises coming on sale (maybe Mom will pay).

... next week in Sitka would be fully alive and not decaying. There were many reports of bear activity, but we really didn't see any. There was one up in a tree that if you squinted you may see its outline, but it's not like we saw bears fishing salmon out of the river or anything. We did see many bald eagles, however, both in the air and sitting out on the marshy flats. The glacier itself was really beautiful and amazing. The pictures really do not ...

Hey everyone! Our first full day here in Juneau was great one ( and a little rainy ). We started the day by doing just a little hike on Douglas Island to the Outer Point. We started the hike on some planking in a creepy forest- typical of most of our hikes- then ended up on a beach to some beautiful views! We were able to see Mendehall Glacier and some of the mountains. However ...

... Capitol city of Alaska. We wandered through this town and lunched in a restaurant overlooking the harbour viewing floatplanes taking off and landing, as well as a cruise ship docking. We managed to use up the 2-3 hours easily and made our way back to the bus, the next stop was at the Mendenhall glacier, this was an hour stop and firstly we walked the salmon viewing tracks to again find the elusive salmon, not in the place they are supposed to be, but ...

As we awoke to the pitter-patter of rain drops on the roof we prepared to take a trip to Tracey Arm Fjord south of Juneau. By the time we had eaten breakfast; the rain had stopped and would stay away the rest of the day. We boarded the Adventure Bound in downtown Juneau and headed out. It took at least two and a half hours just to get to the entrance to Tracey Arm. Along the way we watched for eagles, whales and scenic vistas. We passed numerous ...

... the native Americans who had lived here for generations made their living by fishing. In recent years, however, after the modernization of many Alaskan cities, wealthy Americans from the lower 48, had moved into the area and built large mansions on the waterfront. The problem, he said, was that, after several of these homes had been built their occupants had begun to complain that the noise of the fishing vessels were disturbing. They ...