We flew from Anchorage to Juneau to embark on a small ship cruise of Alaska's Inner Passage aboard the "Spirit of Alaska". Cruising aboard a small ship gave us a much closer up vantage point without any sacrifice of comfort.
We flew from Anchorage to Juneau to embark on a small ship cruise of Alaska's Inner Passage aboard the "Spirit of Alaska". Cruising aboard a small ship gave us a much closer up vantage point without any sacrifice of comfort.
Juneau
Era Helicopter Service ready for our flight to Taku glacier.
Era Helicopter Service.
Safety briefing is important.
On the way to Taku.
On the way to Taku.
Juneau shipping channel.
On the way to Taku.
Glaciers everywhere.
Wow.
Beautiful blue ice.
Patty and Maureen wandering off.
Resistance is futal.
Ron & Patty.
Patty is redy for a swim.
Maureen, Patty and Ron.
Grinding up rocks and trees and anything else in the way.
The magnatude of Alaska is hard to grasp.
Juneu shipping channel.
Juneu cruse ship docks
Airport approach.
Our cabin.
Maureen in their cabin next door.
Juneau seaplane dock.
Patty unpacking.
On the way out past the big boats.
Waterfalls everywhere.
Downtown Juneau.
The view ahead.
Ron
Ron
Woke up in Security Bay and went ashore in the RIB.
Spirit of Alaska
Security Bay.
Back to the ship.
Cruising Fredrick Sound and Stephens Passage.
Cruising Fredrick Sound and Stephens Passage.
Walrus haul-out.
In Stephens Passage we had the first of many whale encounters.
Entering ice chocked Tracy Arm
Moving toward Dawes glacier.
Dawes glacier.
Dawes glacier calving ice.
He looks comfy.
The power and age of the glacier in focus.
Hole-in-the-wall waterfall.
Bet the big cruise ships can't do this.
Looking up Hole-in-the-wall waterfall.
Yep more whales.
Paying a visit to the Tlingit village of Kake.
Bears attracted by the thousands Salmon swimming up stream.
The eagles get into the act.
The worlds tallest totem pole.
Totem carver demonstrating his craft.
Traditional Tlinget dancing.
Have I mentioned how many waterfalls there are?
We cruised Chatham Strait and then on through Peril Strait toward Sitka.
Docked for a day at Sitka.
Moved through Glacier Bay to Tarr Inlet.
Puffins, what pretty birds.
We sailed on during the night.
Woke in Idaho Inlet and went ashore in the RIB.
Time to head back to the ship.
Off Point Adolphus we discovered a large pod of whales.
Second segment - Inner passage
We flew from Anchorage to Juneau to embark on a small ship cruise of Alaska's Inner Passage aboard the "Spirit of Alaska". Cruising aboard a small ship gave us a much closer up vantage point without any sacrifice of comfort.