Paul and I opted for a Bike and Brew tour once we had docked and off the ship. 24 of us bikers and drinkers jumped into a wagon that took us to base camp where we were fitted with a bike and helmet (not yet bike fit..drink fit) and we were ready to start our ride to Auke Lake to view Mendenhall Glacier. As I rode my bike I noticed that the back wheel was wobbling (a different sort of wobbling than my legs) and I had visions of my dentist going around the world on the money I would pay him to fix my teeth if I fell off going down a hill. Paul being the good husband as he is insisted on swapping bikes and we were on our way. One tour leader at the front riding, with one riding at the back to look for bears and to add words of encouragement to fit drinkers like me. Riding through forests and up to the interpretation centre and then a lift back to Juneau was certainly a great day of fun. On the way back to the port we saw two black bears scampering around the outskirts of suburbia and had apparently been raiding unlocked rubbish bins the night before. Yogi and Boo Boo were obviously looking for picnic baskets! Beer tasting and then a cablecar to Mt Robert (1800 feet high) before heading to the ship for a well deserved rest.
"North to the future" is the motto here in Juneau Alaska, the dragonfly is their insect emblem, the moose their animal and the Forget me Nots their flower emblem. Population around 32,000 similar to Geraldton but with no roads leading out. Air or water the only means of entering or exiting the capital of Alaska. The people of Juneau must feel the benefits in their purses when 4 cruise ships are docked at the one time. I can't imagine this occurrence in 6530.
Onwards and upwards to Skagway.
Me and my dentist's dream bike
Auke lake with view of the glacier.
Spirits captured floating around me!
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