Monday, September 21, 2009

Day 3 Juneau, Alaska

Well.... I went out early (as usual) for the sail into Juneau. I had about four hours so it was a pretty long time. We did see a number of whales but they were a bit far for my taste. It was really nice to finally arrive in Alaska. We arrived , on time into Juneau and I got off right away. The weather was holding up pretty well so I took the tram to the top of Mt Roberts. The view was great and the hiking trails tremendous. By the time I came down from the mountain and walked around town a did some shopping it was around 1:45. I went back to the ship, dumped bags and photos and had some lunch. I still had over an hour to wander around town before my 3:15 tour. Oh well, the best laid plans.... I ended up walking away from my tour,blowing it off and going back to the ship. Let's just say I made a big mistake switching from m original tour, the helicopter tour to the glaciers, to the photo tour..... Oh well.....the first part of the day was good, the ending... a bust. Tomorrow we do some scenic cruising of the Hubbard Glacier, hopefully I will get some good photos. The crew and staff aboard the ms Amsterdam have done a stellar job to this point and everything is great....

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Fantastic photos!
kristy

CINGULARONE said...

Jeff-

The photo of the bald eagle is terrific (as well as the others). If there is a photo contest on this voyage / segment of the voyage, I think wildlife winner for sure.

Hope all is well-

Dennis

Mary said...

Beautiful pictures. Is it cold?

Jeff Farschman said...

It wasn't too cold...not beach weather though.

whitey said...

Jeff as long as the water is soft it's beach weather.
Canucks know that!

beachlady said...

jeff, that picture of the eagle is by far the best i have ever seen, including pictures in national geographic. thanks so much for sharing, and love to see pictures of the crew. they are always so great. makes me want to pack and join everyone on the world this year. sandie

Mack said...

Jeff

My wife and I cruised Alaska last year using the same itinerary. Your pictures are bringing back a lot of good memories.

Keep posting those excellent pictures.

Mack