I was up early on Thursday morning, helped by the 4 hour time difference.  I set out at 5am to explore Juneau; it was drizzly and cloudy.

The view of Juneau Harbor from our hotel room

The Wilderness Explorer, docked just across from the hotel – this is the boat we would be on for Week No. 3

Just one of many ravens flying around Juneau

A large mural along the dock

A view down the pier – the larger cruise ships dock at the far end

Tracy’s King Crab Shack – a popular destination for …………………. Alaskan King Crab

The Red Dog Saloon – another popular tourist attraction. It was too early for a beer at 6am

The Alaskan Brewing Co. store – a good source for souvenir T-shirts. We would enjoy their brews on the trip.

Main Street was quiet early in the morning, except for the photobombing ravens

I was back at the hotel before 7am, and Lou was ready for breakfast.  We walked to the Sandpiper Cafe, and had a very good meal.  Food is expensive in Alaska, but we didn’t find it much more than in most resort areas in the US.

The Sandpiper Cafe – good recommendations on Trip Advisor, and a short walk from the hotel

Lou’s healthy selection of corned beef hash

Eggs over medium – the last photo of an egg in this report …

 Note – I like to take food photos, but will try not to overdo it in this report. 

Since we were up early and had a free day, we decided to go to Walmart to get some last minute supplies for the trip.  I had booked a rental car for the day; this was easy since there was an Avis rental counter right at the Goldbelt Hotel.  It was about  a 20 minute drive to Wal Mart, which was out near the airport.  We picked up a supply of cold medicine, ibuprofen, spare reading glasses, sun glasses for Lou, and a few other items.  We didn’t have a cold, but thought it best to be ready since we would be gone for so long.  We also drove around to see if we could find a Verizon store, but no luck (even though they advertised coverage in Juneau, we had no luck with the phones while in Alaska – those darned Apple iPhones).

We could have applied for jobs in Juneau…