Icy Fjords

Our first stop was Juneau, Alaska, the state capital where access is by ship or plane only.  This was the first of several days of drizzle.  Because I had no interest in shopping, I stayed aboard the Zuiderdam.  Every second store was a jewellery store.  The others sold the usual tourist souvenirs.  I confined my small purchases to the on board duty-free shops.

Leaving Juneau, we sailed up one of the nearby fjords to see waterfalls, floating growlers and the first major glacier.

As the photos suggest, the scenery during this Tracy Arm fjord cruise was simply incredible.  For a photo of the Zuiderdam in this fjord (taken by a vacationer on a different cruise ship), see http://www.flickr.com/photos/talieu2/5854482249/in/photostream