Blogs from Juneau, Alaska, United States, North America - page 11

I work at Glacier Gardens Rainforest Adventure. Ever heard of it? If not, check it out at: http://www.glaciergardens.com/T_webcam.htm. That's the link to the Bald Eagle Cam where our "Papa Courage" and "Mother Freedom" eagles have been nesting for a few years and have one baby eaglet for the year that we've been keeping tabs on for over a month now. Why only the one? Well...I'm not sure if you want to know, but bald eagles actually push two out and only keep the one. Apparently it just takes too much energy to keep the three. A sad but honest reality for these giant raptors in Southeast Alaska. Well this summer (work wise) has been much different from last. You may know that last summer was occupied with helicopters, days out on a concrete ramp, and a ... read more

Don't have a lot of time for this update, but I was so excited to hear that my sound was fixed that I had to post something!! John, our sound tech, is a miracle worker and hooked me up so that I can actually hear my voice coming through the monitors!!!! My voice is saved! Tonight's show is You've Got A Friend, which is all my Carole King and James Taylor songs rolled into an hour show. However, since we don't disembark till 9pm tonight, I'm afraid that only a few people will show up. In my experience, the longer we are in port, the more tired the passengers get, thus sending them to bed earlier. No worries though. I have met about 6-8 people who have been to both my shows so far, and I'd ... read more

Last week I was able to take one of my favourite types of tours but the Alaskan version when I went snorkeling. I’ve had one other favourite on my must-do list while up here in the north - zip lining. I did some research and found a company that was willing to take a group of crew members and offered us a great deal. I got a group of friends together and today we were off. Today was another wet and cold day. Definitely not ideal zip lining weather. But we sucked it up - and ultimately lucked out because the rain stopped just in time for our tour. The ship is docked in Juneau today. We took a small motorboat across the channel to Douglas Island. We were suited up, then driven up the mountain ... read more

The city of Juneau is surrounded by mountains. Right alongside the cruise ship pier, Mount Roberts rises above. A tramway runs up to the peak of Mount Roberts and today I was eager to get up to the top to see what there was to see. A couple of the girls went with me early off the ship and to the tramway building. We got our tickets and were whisked up the mountainside to the top. We went to the nature centre right at the top to get some more information. We knew that there were nature walks and hikes around the mountain but didn’t really know what we should and could tackle. It’s still early in the season so there’s snow on the mountaintops; but it is also spring and so wildlife, including bears, are ... read more

Normally for myself and other crew who work on ships, days at sea are not exciting. They mean long and tiring days of work. But ever since I learned I’d be working on the Spirit and cruising Alaska, I’ve been looking forward to our scenic cruising days. My teen club is at the top of the ship at the front and one side is all windows. I normally keep the curtains closed because people walk outside on the deck and stare into the windows; it makes me feel like me and teens are animals at the zoo. But the whole time I’ve been here, I’ve been waiting to have those curtains wide open to see the Alaskan scenery go by. Today was our first official scenic cruising day. Our itinerary had us scheduled to cruise Tracy ... read more