We flew today from Missoula, MT to Juneau. The Juneau airport reminded me a lot of our hometown airport, small, quaint and fully functional. My mom and I were on one of our many mother-daughter trips that we have taken over the years. We have been to Guatemala, the Galapagos, a this time we were heading to Alaska for a week on the small 21 …

We woke this morning to a much quieter Juneau. There were no ships in port this morning, so we wandered the deserted streets and found a place to have breakfast. We dropped our bags off with the representatives from American Safari Cruises and contemplated our day. It was raining, but not terribly hard so we decided to go for a walk/hike up the …

We spent the night quietly anchored in quiet little bay called Wood's Spit, just south of Juneau, and woke this this morning to our first adventure. We were motoring up Endicott Arm towards Dawes Glacier. As we got closer the the glacier, we had to move slowly due to all the ice flowing off the glacier. Our captain weaved in and out of the ice …

This morning we woke and during breakfast, we motored towards Baranof Island where we spotted our first bear! As we were entering Red Bluff Bay through this tiny little entrance, Vanessa suggested we go out on the forward deck as we approached. It was a great place to spot wildlife and to see our captain at his finest - maneuvering the Quest …

Mom and I woke earlier than usual this morning and got in a kayak to explore a little more of the inlet together. We headed out towards the opening and saw a few mink running around on shore, tons of star and sun fish. The best thing about this inlet though, was the coloring. The rocks along the shore are nearly black, and covered with this …

This morning we decided to go on a skiff ride with Vanessa before breakfast. It was just three of us and our naturalist guide, so we were able to see quite a lot, including another brown bear wandering along the shore. He gave us quite the show, and the kayakers were able to get pretty close to him. As we ate breakfast, we were heading back out to …

Emily, the ranger from Glacier Bay National Park, joined us onboard for breakfast. She was to be our guest for the next couple days while we were in the park. The sky was partly cloudy, but we could still see many of the far off peaks that we were heading towards. We spent some time around the Marble Islands viewing the sea lions sunning …

Today is our last full day on the cruise, but we were not about to let a moment go by without fun and adventure. We woke early and went for a quiet, beautiful kayak. We were completely on our own, just ten of us paddling up this inlet. We were surrounded by some of the most amazing mountains I have ever seen, and there was not a cloud in the sky. …

We woke early this morning to motor back into Juneau. It was raining and grey, and you could barely see much of the town as we arrived to the port. But, we had spectacular weather during our trip, with only minimal rain. Upon disembarkation, we grabbed our stuff, headed to the airport and caught our flight back home in the afternoon. Our crew was …