Juneau

Arrived in Juneau, the capital of Alaska, in the morning to be met by drizzle and some amazing scenery. The only way into Juneau is by water or by plane, there are no roads through the mountains.

About 30,000 people live here and mainly work in Government. There were a number of options to spend the day on shore and we chose a trip to the Mendenhall Glacier. 

Unfortunately is was really wet so we had to get rugged up. Coach driver there was great, however we started to walk to the glacier only to find the path was flooded; so it was do we wants 2 hours of frozen feet or not. We chose the latter so just walked around amazed at the view. There was a huge waterfall to the right of the glacier which started at the tip of the mountain next to it. 
Checked out all the salmon trying to swim upstream, then went to the Visitor Centre and whatch a movie about the history of the glacier.
Back on the bus to the ship and upon arrival the rain stopped and the sun came out! Heard people coming back who had also done the sea tour and they saw Orca, Otters etc. Maybe we should have done that as well, would certainly recommend others doing so. Headed out of Juneau that evening and on our way overnight to Skagway.
The below photo shows our suite which is the top left of the levels where the balconies are shown, we had the corner wrap-around and the one to the right, perfect for checking out the Glacier National Park in a couple of days.