Juneau is the saddest capitol city I have ever seen. Can't believe they haven't moved it! It reminds us of San Francisco, without the pizazz.
Eagles are our favourite photo shoot. There are dozens of them feasting on the Salmon.
The juveniles look a bit ratty - they appear to be moulting.
This Russian Orthodox church was built in 1893. When the U.S. bought Alaska from the Russians in 1867, the Russian Orthodox church was well established, particularly with the coastal indigenous peoples, and continues to thrive today.
The Governor's Mansion.
The Bear is the state animal.
The Raven is the state bird, and I have to believe that the Subaru is the state car - there are more Subaru vehicles than any other make, because of the all wheel drive. Both the bird and the car made it into this photo.
Fireweed is the state flower. It grows wild along the roads and keeps blooming for most of their summer season.
The following photo is for Al Addis and his lovely sister Jill Parker, the long-suffering mate of our birthday boy Andy. These folks somehow find Hewitt's Dairy Ice Cream in Hagersville "on the way" no matter what their destination. Next time they're heading for Toronto or Niagara Falls they should stop "on the way" at this tent on the Juneau waterfront and order a "Birch Butter Pecan" cone. Awesome!
A moment of excitement this morning when the van in this picture rolled, unattended, from where the picture is taken, and would have taken Mardi and me out if it hadn't clipped the rear end of the car and been redirected. We were both looking toward the restaurant at the back of the building and didn't see it coming!
Time to get out of town!
So, we headed over to the ferry terminal and prepared for our "cruise" on the M.V. Matamuska.
Remember to turn left before you go through the second door! That's the M.V. Fairweather coming in on the other side, the ferry that brought us to Juneau.
Our berth for the night. We're aboard for 28 hours.
Tomorrow we're at sea.
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