Capital of Alaska.
If I had to pick one of the three places to visit again in Alaska, it would be Juneau. Small and completely isolated. The only way in or out is by boat or plane. Very “small town”. Very friendly. And more jewellery stores (at least six) than I’ve ever seen in one place.
We arrived/docked right a 1pm. The harbour is miniscule. We left in our school bus to go kayaking off the north end of Douglas Island. Our driver had not seen such a large ship in the harbour & was amazed that we were docked where we were. Not only that...we turned around, first!
We were out for a “paddle” in tandem kayaks, to have a look at the Mendenhall Glacier. Although, it was really just an excuse to be outside and get some exercise. Saw lots of wildlife, including duck, a seal and a bald eagle - although, the eagle we saw from the bus on the way back. We were out for 90 minutes. We were headed back to shore (Gina & I were ahead of the others), when Gina yelped (she was in the bow). A whale broached a few hundred feet ahead of us. It stayed fairly close & got closer...or we got closer to it. At closest...fifty feet. Such an amazing experience to be so close and level with it. One of the guides figured it was likely a humpback whale.
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| Gina & me |
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| Mendenhall glacier |
We did a quick wander around town, then back aboard to enjoy the hot sunshine on our balcony.
We sail away around 8:30pm.
Extra info...we learned how to remember the five kinds of salmon, using our hand:
Thumb = chum
Index finger = sockeye (you can poke someone’s eye out)
Middle finger = king (it’s the biggest finger)
Ring finger = silver (silver wedding ring)
Pinkie = pink
No need to thank me.
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