Tuesday Aug 25 – Juneau 2 Humback Whales

Tuesday Aug 25 – Juneau

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August 26th 2015
Hello from Juneau Alaska – state capital of largest state in the nation. By contrast, Juneau itself is comparatively small with only about 32,000 residents. But I’m getting ahead of the story. The ship arrived in port about 7:00 and we did not have to be ashore until 8:30, so we had agreed to meet the Sieberts for breakfast at 7:30. There were quite a few other people doing the same thing ... read more

North America » United States » Alaska » Juneau

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more