We arrived in Juneau at 8 AM to light rain and fog. Since our excursion wasn’t until the afternoon, Phil and I explored downtown Juneau and did some shopping. We also sat on our balcony where we spotted several bald eagles and a golden eagle who flew right past our room! Later in the day we would catch sight of this eagle perched at the pier in a rare photo opportunity.
At noon, the weather cleared and we headed to the Juneau Airport with our excursion group to prepare for our helicopter trip destined for the Mendenhall Glacier. We watched a safety video and donned glacier boots before take off. We were in flight about ten minutes before we landed on the glacier surface. We spent about twenty-five minutes on the glacier, learning various facts about glaciers from the Juneau glacier field. The glaciers range from 200 to 2000 feet deep. The glaciers carry down silt as they move down to sea level. The water that melts runs about a million gallons in twenty minutes. The entire experience was awe inspiring!
After returning to the pier, Phil and I opted to have a late lunch at Tracy’s King Crab Shack. We ordered the #1 Combo which consisted of a cup of crab chowder, 2 King Crab legs, 4 mini-crab cakes and a roll. When we were done, we were full and returned to the ship to recover.
As the sun set in the western sky, we departed the capital city of Juneau for our next destination.
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