We are off on our second adventure to Alaska the summer of 2024.
Friday June 14th, 2024 We left Bartlett Cove this morning around 7:30. Our first stop was to South Marble Island for a viewing of Stellar Sea Lions, and boy are they big. We spent about an hour touring this island loaded with the lions. Mature males can with almost 2,000 pounds (the big guy in … Read More “Going Deeper into Glacier Bay” »
Thursday June 13th, Glacier Bay We left Hoonah at 3:30 AM this morning. It was a quiet 3.5 hour cruise to Glacier Bay across Icy Strait. The water was like glass the entire trip. We called the park ranger at exactly 7:01 am to request a one day transit pass. We already have our five … Read More “Glacier Bay” »
Wednesday June 12th, 2024 This is our last day in Hoonah. We are planning on leaving tomorrow around 3:30 am for Glacier Bay. It will be about a 4 hour cruise and we are hoping that we will be able to get a one day transit pass to enter Glacier Bay one day ahead of … Read More “Positioning for Glacier Bay” »
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 We slept in this morning until 8 which is really sleeping in compared to rising at 5:00 am. We walked to Icy Strait and Cannery Cove where the cruise ships park. There are the usual tourist trap activities, zip line, tree challenge walk, bear tours, outbound treks, etc. We walked the … Read More “Relaxing in Hoonah” »
Monday June 10th, 2024 We left Funter Bay this morning at 5:30 am. We looked at the weather predictions the previous night and saw that early morning looked best for crossing over Lynn Canal into Icy Strait. As we left the dock it was the water in the harbor was smooth, which was definitely a … Read More “The Fetch of Chatham Strait: Not Nice!!” »
Sunday June 9th, 2024 We left Juneau this morning at 6:00 am for a six hour cruise to Funter Bay. The first five hours were as predicted, calm seas with a few knots of wind. Along the way we encountered this fellow Nordic Tug “Kiahi” who left Glacier Bay this morning. We say from Marine … Read More “Moving On” »
Saturday June 8, 2024 We begin our last day watching the native street parade where different tribes paraded through the city. It was fun and festive. We then played cruise tourists and walked the boardwalk along the cruise ship route. We took in a game of corn hole. Marlene beat me(: We finished off our … Read More “Final Day in Juneau” »
Friday June 7, 2024 We had a quiet day in Juneau today. We did some provisioning, shopping and a visit to the Alaska State Museum—a not to miss. This museum is new, I’d guess less than four or five years. It tells the history of Alaska in a very contemporary way filled with native artifacts. … Read More “Quiet Day in Juneau” »
Juneau, Thursday June 6, 2024 Our friends, Mike and Jackie took us on a tour of Juneau today starting with the Mendenhall Glacier. This glacier is about 13 miles long and located in the Mendenhall Valley, roughly twelve miles from Juneau. In the US Forest Service Park there are several hikes, one of which takes … Read More “Another Day, Another Glacier” »
Wednesday June 5th, 2024 We awoke to an unexpected—unpredicted—very windy morning. The prediction was for 6 knot winds with 8 knot gusts. The actual was closer to 20 knot gusts that are still howling today at 7:00 p.m. We were very happy to be where we are, safe a a dock in Juneau. I spent … Read More “Celebration in Juneau begins” »