Aug 6, 2009 - Leaving Sitka and making a stop in Juneau

Only RVers like us could consider the shower in the cabin luxurious—but we do and we sleep surprisingly well in the bunk beds (Jim got the bottom), at least until Juneau where we get next-door neighbors who keep me awake from about 2:30 until 3:15 am; Jim sleeps blissfully on. ... 5 hours late getting into Juneau. ... Since there seems to be little parking in Juneau, we are glad that our hotel is within walking distance of the key attractions we want to see (about the only thing it has going for it—the bathroom even lacked a shower curtain—but rooms in Juneau were full and we were lucky to have a well-located place to sleep). ... ” There are apparently 45 miles of roads in Juneau, and there seems to be little flat space; the steep mountains and glaciers seem very close to the harbor. ... We start with a nice tour of the capital, provided by a young woman, Lindsay, who grew up in Juneau but has interned in Washington, DC. ...

Aug 4, 2009 - Juneau

We rode the ferry for four hours yesterday, arriving Juneau at 4:30. ... It was a restful peaceful ride to Juneau. ... QC has shopped all over the world, in every store in the world, but I discovered that she had never been in a Fred Myer store, what a surprise? We drove downtown, Juneau to have Grilled Halibut (something Melissa told her to do), shopped at all of the tee shirt stores and walked the water front last night. ...

Jul 30, 2009 - Taking the Fjord Express over to Juneau for the day

July 30, 2009 Today we took the Fjord Express boat to Juneau. ... That was the day for us.July 30, 2009 Today we took the Fjord Express boat to Juneau. ... That was the day for us....

Jul 29, 2009 - Juneau, Alaska

The capital of Alaska was founded as a mining boom town but now its mainly fishing and tourism as can be seen by the endless precession of sightseeing float planes taking off and landing in the sheltered harbour. We leave Juneau early afternoon in perfect weather and our ship makes its way along the coast to the spectacular iceberg packed Tracy Arm Fjord. ... I thought at first it was a fleet of small boats that I was seeing until I realised that it was Icebergs! The ship scraped its way through the bergs so the end of the Fjord to give us a fantastic view of the Sawyer Glacier where it joined the sea.The capital of Alaska was founded as a mining boom town but now its mainly fishing and tourism as can be seen by the endless precession of sightseeing float planes taking off and landing in the sheltered harbour. We leave Juneau early afternoon in perfect weather and our ship makes its way along the coast to the spectacular iceberg packed Tracy Arm Fjord. ... I thought at first it was a fleet of small boats that I was seeing until I realised that it was Icebergs! The ship scraped its way through the bergs so the end of the Fjord to give us a fantastic view of the Sawyer Glacier where it joined the sea....

Jul 28, 2009 - Juneau, Alaska

We took the Juneau Express Cruise from Haines to Juneau today. ... We enjoyed blueberry muffins and apple juice on our way to Juneau. ... While in Juneau we walked the street with passangers from four cruise ships. ...

Jul 21, 2009 - Juneau, Alaska

So much happened today! This is going to be long. We started out our morning by walking through Juneau. ... The weather was rainy and cloudy again.So much happened today! This is going to be long. We started out our morning by walking through Juneau. ... The weather was rainy and cloudy again....