Blogs from Juneau, Alaska, United States, North America - page 2

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Bonjour à tous, Aujourd'hui 4 juillet fête National Américaine. Minuit À Prince Rupert nous quittons nos nouveaux amis Français, et nous dirigeons vers le second bateau situé à quelques dizaines mètres, mais en Zone Américaine. Pour y accéder les formulaires d'usages sont à remplir..Et Pier est angoissé, pas de bouffe aux US, il faut vider la glacière. Il nous reste 1pomme et peut être50g de fromage Chédar. Comme il n'y a pas de poubelle à côté je laisse tombé. Mais au moment de passer, je pense qu'avec 1 olive il aurait fait 1 litre d'huile. Et puis rien!!!!. Il se voyait déjà à Gantanamo. Je ne pense pas que toutes les grosses caravanes et autres énormes campingcars vident, les frigos et congélateurs. Après ce petit épisode le suivant n'a pas tardé. A l’immigration je présente mon ... read more

Visited Mt Roberts and took the tram to the top. Nice ride. Then hit the 2 breweries. Beer was just Average. Downtown Juneau was nuts. Much prefer the small quaint town we visited! Came home and started packing we need to be at the Marine highway ferry by 6 am tomorrow for our journey to Sitka ... read more

Not sure why this didn't get published but just saw it sitting there so time to get it done. The good news is that Sharon found where she had stashed her driver’s license and missing credit card. She’d put it in the computer bag so that it would be safe while boarding and wouldn’t get lost (Sharon – Actually I put it in there when John was in his frantic unpacking throwing things around the room so they wouldn’t get lost ? ). We started in the Lido, Sharon with her waffles with chocolate chips while I did the Continental thing with breads, cheese and lunch meats and a couple of chocolate milks to wash it all down. We were going whale watching, looking for those leviathans of the deep, those impressive juggernauts of Juneau that ... read more

Friday, August 12th, 2016 Day 10: Juneau, Alaska - Ice Caves! Land Ho! Today, Renata and I are going on an exciting adventure to the Mendenhall Glacier. We are not driving down to the visitor’s center like most people. We are actually going to walk on the Glacier and hopefully see an ice cave. But first we have to get there. There are three ways to access the Mendenhall Glacier. You can take an expensive helicopter ride, a strenuous hike or a canoe ride from Mendenhall Lake. We decided to do the canoe ride. We met up with our guides Zee and Nick in Juneau, and then headed off to the entrance to Mendenhall Lake. At Mendenhall Lake, we put on our gear, rain boots, a lifejacket and helmet. Then we were off! It was a ... read more