Today started off where lat night ended. We checked in for the 1:15 ferry from Petersburg to Juneau. Departure was on time, and the scheduled arrival time was 9:15 a.m.
For this ferry segment we had arranged for a 4-berth room. As soon as the vehicle was loaded we went to the purser and got our room. We immediately went to it and we all in our berth by 1:30 a.m.
Fortunately I set our alarm clock. It rang at 8:00, just an hour before we needed to be ready.
After making our way off of the ferry we drove to downtown Juneau and found our hotel. When we checked into the hotel our room was not yet ready. We walked a block to the visitor center and found some things to do for today.
We drove up to Gold Creek to the Last Chance Mining Museum. The exhibits were all outside, that is there were no 'tours' of inside a mine shaft. There were some people from a tour group trying their hand at panning for gold.
We then took a long walk on the 'Flume Trail'. This was a walkway on top of a wooded water flume. It appeared to us that the original wooden flume (a wood covered waterway) was to carry excess water out of the area to prevent further erosion.
Mid afternoon we took the tram up to the top of Mt. Roberts. 1800 foot in elevation. From here there is a terrific view of Juneau, the harbor outside of it and the water channel leading up to it.
After this we went to a restaurant outside of town, in the town of Trane. The restaurant served a buffet of grilled King Salmon, Beer-batter halibut and BBQ ribs. The King Salmon was great.
Back to the room to get ready for our tour tomorrow - a cruise through Tracy Arm.
Signed:
The Wayward Travelers
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