Alaska - Juneau Part II

After rising early the second morning in Juneau, Christian and I got some food from Subway and then did some shopping. I got an ALASKA jumper for $10 and some other bits and pieces of crap (Like a bear you squeeze and poo comes out of its bum)

We then took a hike up above the city up this trail that was pretty close to the hostel, maybe 100 metres up the road. It was raining pretty heavily and was kinda taxing but it was worth it once we got to the top. Took a nice picture or two.. here is one of them


A view of Juneau from the trail

Once this was completed, we did a lap around the town, looked at a few bits and pieces, took in the 3 (?!) massive cruise ships that were parked in the harbour and all the tourists that came with them. There was also a statue of the dog "Pasty Ann" (I think) that used to run out to greet cruise ships and become an American National Icon in the process.. ok, so maybe im being a dick and the dog was only known in Juneau, but it was a nice story anyway. Apparantly they even used a hair of the dog to make the status. It sort of made me miss my dead dogs. Sigh.

Because of the incessent(ant)? rain, I was also treated to a nice view of the surrounding mountains, that had sprouted some waterfalls. I got a couple of good photos of those as well, but in the interest of space, here is a picture of a signpost, a pretty typical tourist thing to have in the town, but I thought it was interested to see how far I was away from home


You can see the mountains in the background, 4 waterfalls were running from it. Sweet.

There is also a person that blends in with the library carpark there. See if you can spot them.

After this was done, Christian cooked up some pasta, which was much appreciated and then a whole bunch of the people in the hostel got into a conversation about a whole range of things, all of them interesting. The only one i really recall was raggin' on this guy that stayed at the hostel that thought he knew EVERYTHING there was to know about travelling and language (im sure you have all met this guy. He is generally the loudest most obnoxious person in a room, and no, its not me).

He sounded like a robot know it all - some of the things he said include:

"The head of that particular trail is precisely 3.2 miles down the road. You can find it by walking exactly 3 blocks, then turning sharply left following a steep incline. You will need about 2 litres of water for this trail as it can get quite difficult. You should also wear appropriate footwear as there are some difficult pieces of terrain you will need to traverse."

/me does robot dance in background

"I am proficient in over 3 forms of communication. I am fluent in Spanish, German and English"

I am C-3PO, human cyborg relations.

"I have considered teaching people language, but I would NEVER teach anyone in first year. They are simply unprepared and I would NOT waste my time."

Do the kids a favour, and NEVER go NEAR a school. Please.

Anyway, it was all fun, and I ended up going to bed around 1:30 or so. I had to get up at 5 the next morning for my flight to Anchorage. Needless to say I would be tired the next day...

Boy - Do you think he makes it home alright Dad??
Dad - Well, he must do because he is writing this blog isnt he?
Boy - He is a computer??
Dad - You're a dull boy Billy.