May 18th, 2011: Day 4
I can't seem to sleep in during this trip! It was another early morning, but we were heading through Tracy Arm this morning so it was good to be up early to see the sights!
B and I were still full after an amazing dinner the previous night so we headed down to get B some coffee. Dad just happened to show up to get his coffee as we were relaxing near the coffee shop! So, the three of us sat down and enjoyed the sights and coffee. Pretty soon, we started seeing whales!
So we decided to go back to Mom and Dad's room to "brag" about what we had seen. C and R joined us in the suite a little later as we continued to see more whales and porpoises! A little bit later, we saw our first iceberg! It was so beautiful and so blue!
We continued to see more and more icebergs and beautiful waterfalls, but the clouds and fog continued to increase as well.
We got pretty far into Tracy Arm, but the fog was so thick, the captain decided to turn around.
B and I took a little nap since we woke up so early as we continued to sail our way towards Juneau. Pretty soon, we were pulling into the beautiful Juneau and making our way into town.
I really wanted to take the local tram up the side of Mt. Roberts, not only for the beauty of it all, but to get some great shots of the ship! B decided to stay on lower ground and went shopping instead. The rest of us went up the tram which took us near the top of the mountain. We fist found a small raptor center at the top of the tram which hosed a bald eagle named Lady Baltimore.
She was so beautiful! She has a sad story though. They believe she was shot at twice and she is now blind in one eye. Therefore, she cannot be released into the wild. They've also tried to socialize her with other birds, but she ends up picking on them so that is another reason why she cannot be released into the wild.
Around the side of the raptor center was a trail leading up and around to the mountain top. So I took it! It led to some observation platforms that allowed you to see beautiful views of the city and the surrounding area!
It was funny to see the other people on the mountain as well! You could tell that most of them had never seen snow before. Oh yeah...there was still snow up there! One guy even took off his shirt and laid in the snow to pose for some pictures!
We then headed back down the mountain and met up with B. Turns out, he had been busy! He went around looking for the best deal on a tanzanite necklace for me! We headed back to the shop that had the best deal and after checking it out for a little bit, we bought it! It was a great five year anniversary gift!
We all then headed back to the ship very sore and full of gifts and souvenirs. We decided to have dinner on the ship again tonight even thought the ship was leaving pretty late from Juneau. I'm so glad we did!
Since most people seemed to eat on shore tonight, the dinner room was pretty empty! Rui was able to hang out with us a lot more then usual and told us some hilarious stories from his childhood. For example, his "experiences" with the animals on his grandparent's farm in Portugal!
We all had a great time and a great meal, but we were all still sore and tired from our day in Juneau, so we mainly just went back to our rooms to relax. Tomorrow is Skagway and our rental van adventure! All I pray for right now is that the van doesn't break down!
Our beautiful ship as seen from the tram as it headed back down to street level.
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