Alaska!

I've arrived, safe and sound, and I'm lovin' it! I'm the most tan I've been in quite a while, and life is good! Currently I'm sitting on a dock in Juneau, looking across at the Safari Spirit, a Coast Guard Ice Breaker, and a 2500+ passenger cruise ship. The sky is clear and blue, with a warm hue of orange creeping over the horizon as the sun disappears into night - along with the warmth. I'm listening to Pandora.com, and preparing to upload the pictures you see above... Today I did a full day of work on the Spirit then went to work on a skiff that Winston Warr is letting Christian and I borrow for our adventures around Glacier Bay for the next couple of weeks. Anywho, we had a great trip coming up here, a bit of bad weather, but nothing to really complain about. Wildlife is great as usual, and I regret I didn't have more images converted to JPEG's before starting this post (they're on my external drives). Like I said earlier, my friend Christian is sailing his Ericson 27/32 up to Alaska this summer, and when I talked to him this morning he was on schedule to arrive here in Juneau this Friday evening (maybe Saturday if weather is crummy). Last week when we were in Glacier Bay I got our permit for using the park, so all I need to do now is pick up some supplies (groceries, an outboard engine, etc) before we head out for two weeks. I'm hoping to spend some good time in G.B., but would also like to see some other places for their more abundant wildlife (and looser viewing restrictions). We'll see what we can get done, and everybody pray (or chant, poke dolls, etc) for sunny weather and fair winds! : )

Alrighty, enough writing! It's picture time! Oh, and FYI, from this point on, ALL photos posted will be taken by me, unless written otherwise. I also found a way to embed a watermark on my images as well, so in future postings (but not this one) there will be a "Copyright Danny Blanchard 2009" in each image.

Cheers,

Danny

PS - my phone is dead, but I can pick up messages with our boat phone (at least until Saturday).