Juneau

Our first stop was the capital of Alaska, Juneau. Pulling into Juneau was our first look at the vast and beautiful mountains of Alaska. While we were docking I was just standing on our balcony taking in all of the sights of the mountains, boats, seaplanes, and helicopters around us. We could see the ice flows and waterfalls coming off of the mountains. Once in the port we went to Mendenhall Glacier and Nugget Falls and hiked out to the falls. Then we went to the National Shrine of St. Therese. This was a beautiful stone chapel with a labyrinth and gardens. From there we saw a lot of wildlife including a marmot and a whale.