Frontier Suites Airport Hotel Juneau

... memorable event was an adult humpback whale breaching the water and falling over into the largest splash ever!!! ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!<br><br>We sailed further north where the captain had spotted a pod of killer whales earlier in the day. The deck hand spotted them again and off we went for some close up viewig. There were at least 8 whales - some babies - swimming together. Two of the bulls decided to come check ...

... the way saw a humpback whale. The Arm is quite narrow and there are dramatic views of the mountains coming straight down; every turn produced a different view. There were lots of waterfalls and icebergs. Then we got to the remarkable view of Sawyer Glacier; the boat had to go through lots of ice and got really close&#8212;about 500 yards from the glacier. We could ...

... up and then gently walks off the edge when the wind is right. In the photo he is shouting "Yeah Montreal" and we could hear him. There is a group of them that do this regularly...what a life!<br><br>We hiked back down to the tram and returned to the trip to have dinner and then watch the sunset as we left Juneau...a day I will never forget. I forgot to mention that when we returned at 7pm on the ship we decided to attend a ...

... in the Observation Room on the Boat Deck. The sign said no sleeping, but there were others setting up, so we stayed. We had a great little corner with our thermarests and sleeping bags. The ferry stopped in Juneau at midnight. What are we supposed to do in Juneau at midnight? Take a weary Einstein for a walk, of course. Next stop: Petersburg.

... first evening at the Glacier, where there was a bear watching platform. It's over a creek, where the salmon were abundant - heading up stream to spawn! Whilst we ...

... at the Shrine of St. Therese, which has a lovely stone chapel, beautiful gardens, and the labyrinth pictured here; and at Eagle Beach, offering a beautiful view of the Chilkat mountains across the Lynn Canal. Just before we got to the end of the road, we saw a big mountain looming up ahead of us. One cannot go so far south of the city, only about 5-1/2 miles down Thane Road. Just before you get to the end of the road you come ...

... and they wanted to keep everyone in one group - which was hard since in a group this size people do go different speeds. Keeping us all together in the rain meant the fast people (like Hans) got cold and wet waiting for the slow (aka: me). In the end, it was fine, but it felt more like a training ride than the fun excursion we were all hoping for. We ended at the Mendenhall glacier, which was pretty cool, even if we were dripping wet by ...

We had longed so long to get to this day, our day off, Tuesday June 17th! We got to sleep in, even though I woke up quite early as my body is already used to getting up early, but we went back to sleep and got up shortly before 10 am. Getting ready and packing a backpack for our day, we went downtown to have breakfast at a nice place where you actually get granola, fruit and yoghurt for breakfast. Jason got a pretty good ...

... br><br>We hiked across the ice back to our chopper and took off. Seeing a rare opportunity, our pilot flew us through a small open space in the cloud cover over the saddle between two peaks. This enabled us to see several other small glaciers on the way back to Juneau. It was an awesome trip, but with the situation concerning Adam's ID, we were still very worried and distracted.<br><br>Once back in Juneau, our friends Brian and Laura ...