In Juneau, we decided to splurge on a sea plane excursion that included a salmon feast at the Taku Lodge. It was incredible. We got on our sea plane right next to the cruise ship. There were 10 seats in each plane and about 5 planes for the whole group. We were separated into groups of 10 and then loaded onto the planes.
Each seat had it's own little window to look out.
It was about a 20 minute flight to the lodge that included a flyover of 5 different glaciers. The glaciers were amazing up close. The pilot also gave us a little history behind Juneau and the surrounding area. One thing I learned is that Juneau is only accessible by plane or by boat. This is because the city sits between the ocean and an ice field. There are no roads in or out.
We landed on the Taku river next to the Taku Lodge. We got took our time heading into the Lodge and as a result, we ended up with the last 2 seats at our assigned table. We thought it was so weird that the other guests at our table didn't think to leave our 2 seats next to each other, so we were across this huge table from each other for the meal.
The food was amazing. We had fresh salmon caught in the river next to the lodge, baked beans, cinnamon apples, and these incredible cheese biscuits.
After our meal, we had an hour to roam the grounds. We sat by the river for a bit and then took a short walk on this pathway through the trees. Their were a lot of mosquitos, though so we didn't last long on the walk.
As we got closer to the lodge, one of the employees informed us that there was a bear up on the grill, licking the salmon drippings. They left him there while the guests took pictures until they needed to start more salmon on the grill for the next guests.
They chased him away from the grill and he ran up the tree.
We had about a half an hour to observe him and take pictures of him. He looked so cute up in the tree.
This is the glacier that is closest to the lodge. It was so pretty.
Our flight back had some more incredible views.
We took some pictures and walked around town and then headed back to the ship. It was a really fun day,
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