Today the ship docked in Juneau which is the only U.S. state capital not accessible by road; visitors arrive by plane or ferry. Again, Juneau is surrounded by the Tongass National Forest. We were taken by tender to the pier where the coastguard was in town preparing for a presidential visit. And yes, it was still raining.
Our first visit of the day was to the Glacier Gardens which
are a short drive outside Juneau. One of
the significant features of the Glacier Gardens are the flower towers which are
upside down trees made into floral sculptures.
We were taken on a guided tour round the Glacier Gardens
by golf cart up to a cliffside viewpoint where we could only just see Juneau
through the mist.
The next stop was to see a view of the Mendenhall Glacier. This thirteen mile long glacier flows from the
Juneau Icefield and terminates at Mendenhall Lake. I had hoped to go dogsledding on the
Mendenhall Glacier but this trip was cancelled due to the bad weather. At least the mist cleared enough for us to
catch a glimpse of the glacier.
On our way back to the ship we saw, through the mist. a number of bald eagles perched on lampposts but did not get the chance to take a photo of them.
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