Arrive in Juneau, the capital of Alaska at 8.00 am on another superb day weather-wise. Relaxed breakfast in the Aqua Bar, which offers a healthy option.( quite sparcely populated).
Shortly after disembarking we take a tramcar up to Mt Roberts ( 4000 ft) which ,given my well -documented aversion to heights , is quite a test. This will one of a number of occasions when my brown pants come in handy.
In spite of some of the usual (for me that is) gastro problemswe decide to take a bus/boat tour, first to Mendenhall Glacier and later out into the bay for some whale-spotting.
The bus driver, Patrick looks like a derelict but turns out to be quite a well-read character who gives us a very informative short tour of Juneau before heading to the glacier.
The skipper of the boat,a young guy called Chad, is a very laid-back young fellow who nevertheless manages to find some humpbacks for us to view at close quarters. Only towards the end of the trip does he reveal that the Orcas have now moved too far south for us to see. Any temptation to keel-haul him passed fairly quickly and we just made the most of the situation.
Another Gailism when she identifies a group of seagulls as ducks, much to Chad's amusement-definitely one for the archives.
On to Skagway.
All the best
The Obese Ferret.
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