Alaska- Chapter 2

On Monday, we visited the capitol of Alaska, Juneau. At the edge of overpowering mountain ranges, built all around the calming sea, it truly is a beautiful place to visit. It is unique being that it is the only capitol of the United States where the only way in or out is by air or sea.

View of the Mendenhall Glacier from our kayak

Getting my Kayak "skirt" on, and looking very trendy with those black rubber boots on
Cute guy!

The water was so calm and pretty. Some parts of it were quite shallow, so my fear of being capsized by a killer whale was put at ease when I had to push against the bottom to get our kayak moving at times.

One of the many Bald Eagles we saw in Juneau. Kevin and I just sat on the ship and looked up at the trees on the mountains counting all the Bald Eagles we could see. You could hear them calling out to each other, and then see little white dots amongst the green trees. They would sit at the tip top of the trees peering down into the water waiting for a fishy to swim by.

These are all Bald Eagles, but the brown-speckled headed ones are young ones. They get the white headed look when they reach past 3 years old.

The Mendenhall Glacier up close
Out on a little "hike" in the woods by the Glacier.
View of Juneau
Sunset on Juneau as we sail away to our next port

The following day, we were able to see a pod of humpback whales. They were a little camera shy, but at least we saw some. I suppose it was worth waking up at 6:30 to see them slowly drift by.
Beautiful surroundings
Next port- Skagway