He Breakwater Inn Juneau

Took the Alaska Marine Ferry to Juneau. The ferry was only about ¼ full so we had our choice of seats; however, we stood outside in the back most of the time hoping to spot a whale&#8212;no such luck. The scenery was wonderful.<br><br> The campground is in the most beautiful woods&#8212;moss covered the entire ground; it was like walking on a sponge. There are nine ...

... than the pictures. It was almost like flying over another icy planet.<br><br> After we got back to Juneau, we unloaded our backpacks and headed to the bus stop to do food shopping at Fred Meyer. We had 2 full backpacks and 4 "Fred bags" that we hauled back onto the bus and then to the boat. It was 9:00 PM by the time we got back to the boat and unloaded groceries. We were tired and hungry. <br><br ...

... it was over 24 hours driving in all. We stopped at Fort Nelson for the night, and managed to see the forest of signs on the way out. The second day proved a more ...

We woke up in Juneau for our first off ship excursion. We had the whole day in Juneau. Our excursion had two parts, first a self guided tour of Mendenhall Glacier, then jump back on the tour bus to Allen Marine for the Whale Watching &amp; Wildlife Quest. Our bus drive was a grizzly old guy who warned everyone not ...

... noise. We looked outside and saw that the parade was getting ready in the parking lot of the hotel. Well, parade is a strong word here. The so-called parade were a bunch of personal cars all tuned up or decorated with any kind of subject. Guys showing off their engines so that we could actually feel it in our heart beat. I didn't understand why the parade had nothing to do with the actual event, Independence Day. Jason gets all upset when ...

... As usual it was cloudy and raining a little. That's three for three for rainy visits to Mendenhall. After taking some pictures, we went to the Fred Meyer store to stock up on food, as the larder was pretty low. After making and eating dinner, we noticed that the sun had appeared and the sky was blue, so off to glacier we went; finally a picture of the glacier with sun on it. The blue of the ice was really vivid. Tomorrow we cruise to Tracy Arm.

... was in tears and said all he wanted to do was pray and pray and pray.<br><br>Still, we had another excursion planned; the best of the cruise -- a helicopter trip to one of the glaciers. So we tried our best to pack away the anxiety over the missing ID, and got to the airport for our helicopter flight.<br><br>I got great video of the take off and flight through the mountains to the glacier fields. As we approached Herbert Glacier, it appeared ...