Juneau, AK

Trip Start May 31, 2008
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Trip End Jun 08, 2008


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Friday, June 6, 2008

What a wonderful day!  The day started early.  After breakfast we boarded a tour bus and headed to Mendenhall Glacier.  I had read that they had a book there of all the Mendenhalls who had visited, so when we got there, I asked about it.  When they found out I was a Mendenhall, they made this annoucement letting everyone in the place know that a Mendenhall was there!  I had no idea this place was such a huge tourist attraction. I can see why.  There are no words to describe this thing, how massive and impressive it is.  I hope the photos will do it some justice, but I can't see how.  You really have to see it.

After that, we boarded the bus again and headed for a trip out into the straight on a whale watching expedition.  Keep in mind that Juneau is in a rainforest and gets about 250 days of rain a year.  The clouds parted and our trip was absolutely gorgeous.  And can you believe, we saw so much wildlife.  We saw a pod of Orcas (killer whales) that were feeding with porpoises.  The porpoises followed our boat just about everywhere we went.  They were so fast.  Then we saw humpback whales!  I have always wanted to see them and now I can say that I have.  Tony and I got some really great photos.  I can't wait to put them on my computer at home.  We also saw many eagles and stellar sea lions.  It was a great day.
Tony and Tracey
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