Super 8 Juneau

... character and another bird. They were all beautiful and boy such talent.<br><br>After that I wandered up to the buffet and they were still serving breakfast - sweet!<br><br>Sat out on the deck until 12:30 and then went to an arts and crafts origami: 3D heart class. Mine has the shape of a heart...sort of. I sat at the same table as the mother and daughter I came in with. Oh and while sitting at the ...

... there was snow falling on the mountains. <br><br>We arrived in Denali on time and I was able to leave my pack at the left luggage office while I had lunch and wandered into the visitor centre. There I decided to take the free shuttle up to Savage River, this is 15 miles (I am in America now, but it is about 24k's) up the road in the park. On the way we got great views of Mt McKinley. I did a short walk once we got there and then got the shuttle back ...

... Glacier that we just flew over, it looks amazing, and has a huge waterfall that you can walk right up to. Really looking forward to that.<br><br>Hope everyone is well, and since tomorrow (friday) is the 24th, i'll say Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad! (in advance) Have a great day and dad be safe on your ride out here! See you in Jasper!<br><br>Distance Travelled Today: 83 miles or 134 km<br>Travelled By: Alaska Airlines

... walked to the fountain, and I watched (and snickered) as she began to fill my bottle: blurp, blurp, blurp. She came back with about two sips worth to which she responded, &#8220;Did you hear that thing? If you want more you can go over there. It&#8217;s loud.&#8221;<br><br>I got breakfast at the airport Japanese restaurant. Actually, when I read the menu and saw the breakfast sandwich with Spam, I decided it may have been Filipino instead. I skipped ...

... boarded the ship on Thursday afternoon and the first thing we did was meet the crew and then have dinner.<br><br>Friday - visited the Misty Fiords - was a bit "misty" with rain but still saw some spectacular fiords and glaciers. The Captain brought the ship right up close to Water Falls and Whales. This was tye benefit of being on a small ship - the captain was able to manouvre the boat close up to whales etc.<br><br>Saturday - Anne went on ...

... in a few weeks they are taking them back down by helicopter (I'd hate to travel in the chopper). These are the dogs that race in the big sled race they have in Alaska each year. The dogs also are not pure bred Huskies but are interbred because Huskies fur is too hot and these dogs have shorter hair. After coming back to Juneau we had a look around the town and went back to the ship.

These are the photos from my cruise. So we started in Vancouver, had a full day at sea, arrived in Juneau early morning of day three. Ali and I went on a whale watching tour, saw heaps of humpbacks, magnificent. we also went to Mendenhall Glacier. Easily on of the most amazing things I've seen in my life. we couldn't go on the glacier, but Ranger Brendan haad some ice we could touch. In Skagway ...

... pickup and drop off at the Mendenhall Glacier and pick-up and drop off back at the boat, with wildlife stops along the way. So we made it down to the dock and as I was walking on the dock a touch of good luck struck, and hey any good luck is good luck in my boat. I found a $10 bill which would later prove itself as to what it would be used for. So I get by the end of the dock near where our boat will depart and this lady is sitting there ...

... winning, especially with such an expensive location. We now moved to a pretty nice hotel called the Juneau Hotel with a huge kitchen, great equipment, dishwasher, washing machine and dryer and everything. Our flights are supposed to take us out of here on Wednesday of next week. Our destination is McAllen/Texas, where Jason's parents live. We really enjoyed our stay here and try to do as much as possible outside. We love every minute we can spend in this beautiful ...

... 1/2 a mile further back than it was during my previous visit. Juneau also boasts a nice lookout point on Mt Roberts, which you, the tourist, can conveniently reach via a gondola housed right by the cruise ship docks, for just $25. Robi opted in, and I opted for pastries and a cup of tea on board ship. He got a nice view of Douglas Island.