Friday, July 23, 2010

Juneau

We had an extended stay in Juneau so today was a very relaxed day with only one excursion, glacier flightseeing, in the afternoon. We spent the morning going up the Mount Roberts Tramway (great views of Juneau and the bay) followed by some shopping (of course!). While in town we heard some people shouting. When we looked up that staircase we saw 3 black bar cubs! A few seconds later mama bear appeared and began to direct her cubs away from all the humans. Later, Mary treated me to a birthday lunch at a local restaurant then we headed back to the ship.
Our glacier flightseeing trip was very cool. We saw 5 glaciers (Taku, Norris, Hole-in-the-Wall, East and West). Taku had recently calved (see picture) It was quite different seeing glaciers from the air. Overall it was quite the experience.
Tonight we had a great dinner and now we're watching the movie, UP.
Tomorrow is a new port setup by an Indian tribe called Icy Point.
Now if we could just keep track of what day of the week it is.....

1 comment:

Katie said...

Who needs days of the week when you're on a cruise - just relax and enjoy yourselves! :)