On the boat, cruising in to Juneau.
That's our boat out there,on the left.
All ready to go! Aren't these outfits flattering?
Super D!
So excited... because I survived!
Ok, so now that we're home and have affordable and easily accesible internet access, time to blog all about our trip to Alaska. We left last Friday, sailed the rest of that day and all day Saturday, until we ended up in Juneau, Alaska on Sunday. D decided that he wanted to go zip-lining in Juneau. Although a bit apprehensive on my part, it was SUPER fun! We had a great time. The people picked us up at our dock, took us by bus to another dock, and then we went for a bit of a speed boat ride across the Gastineau Channel to an island. There, we got in these HUGE "Mug" (I think that's what their called) trucks - they're made by Mercedes - for a bit of off-roading. Once we were properly dressed and "trained", it was up into the trees (get the title now?) we went. We did 10 different zip-lines totalling almost 2 miles, the longest one being 880 feet. And there were two suspended bridges in the middle too! It was really cool! What an adreline rush! (And the best part was that twice while I was "zipping" I stopped not quite at the end and the guy told me it was because I didn't weigh enough. Can we say "new best friend"?) And then to end, we had to rappel down from the trees - this part was the scariest I think. We had so much fun! I would totally recommend this... and do it again in a heart beat!
After that, they returned us to the "mainland" and then we took a tram ride up the side of the mountain to tour Mt. Roberts. I just have to say, it sure is beautiful in Alaska! And, there are TONS of eagles all over the place there. It's amazing!
We spent the rest of the afternoon walking around and touring Juneau, buying lots of little trinkets for the kids and just enjoying ourselves. We missed seeing the Mendenhall Glacier... so that's for our next trip to Alaska!
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