Today pulled into another town - this time it was Juneau which is the Capital city of Alaska. The population is 30 000 - so much less than in Anchorage. The other really strange fact is that the road in and out of town is 42miles in total distance but it just ends at both stops in the middle of nowhere. The only way in and out of Juneau is by boat or plane.
My first activity was to head up the mountain in the local tramway....the view from the top was quite serial But first I encountered a fierce looking grizzly.
Next I met the Bald Eagle that lives there.....he did not seem impressed by all the attention.
I then joined a tour for the day and our first stop was at Mendenhall Glacier......amazing scenery once again!
I was not sure why they were out in the freezing cold water but I caught sight of these 2 guys dressed for going in the water) chipping away at a huge chunk of ice just a few metres away from the Mendenhall Glacier! Better them than me...clothes and aall......NO WAY WAS I GOING IN THAT WATER!
In the afternoon I went on a Whale Watching tour....we saw many Humpback Whales...mainly just coming up to breathe....hard to see in these pics but got quite a few sightings of them flashing their tails and surfacing then going back down.
Just as we were about to head back into the harbour we came across a whole group of sea lions...have to say they were quite noisy and a tad stinky!
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