So back to my story on my family Alaska cruise tour. Next stop was Juneau which is the capital of Alaska. I was very much looking to getting to Juneau because this was the only Alaska port of call that we had officially signed up to go on excursion. We had already decided we would save money on our own exploring but this one we couldn't pass up. We had signed up for a photo safari in Juneau. I mean, after all, you can read all you want in tour books about the history and where to go, but here was a professional photographer that will take you out to give you advice on the where to take the best shots. But much to our disappointment, it got canceled due to the weather. Who knew that Juneau was part of a rain forest?!
In any case, a packaged tour to go to the Mendenhall Glacier and the Macaulay Hatchery was still on so we went to that instead. I think we saved over 150 dollars per person but that's not the point. It's the experience of a life time to see all the nature Juneau had to offer so that was really disappointing. It was cloudy and damp so the glacier wasn't that spectacular as you see in pictures when it's spring in full bloom. Still, it's one of those things where you say, I was there.
After the Mendenhall Glacier, it was off to the Macaulay Hatchery. It was a nice salmon hatchery because they had this circular tank which was impressive. I also bought some salmon jerky from the gift shop... Some things you just shouldn't make into jerky and I'll leave it at that.
After the tour ended, it was still raining and our other tour mates went back to the ship. However, my family and I went all over the place exploring Juneau. We must have taken pictures of every significant landmark of Juneau even on such a cold and dreary day.
So despite the fact that we didn't get to see Juneau like we wanted, at least we made the best of our family Alaska cruise vacation!
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