We are a little early in our travel, so we spent ten days in Haines, Alaska. A very nice small fishing village on the beautiful Lynn Canal, part of the inner passage. There are glaciers all around, snow topped mountains, eagles, bears and lots of mosquitos! The eagles live on the river where we camped, so we saw lots of them and took wonderful pictures. We took two ferry trips, one to Skagway, Alaska where we met friends Bob and Jacquie who arrived on a cruise ship and rode the Whitepass narrow gauge railroad up the mountain. Beautiful views and steep drop offs! Then, we took a ferry ride to Juneau, the capital of Alaska. There are no roads to Juneau, so you can only get there by plane or ferry. On the ferry ride, we saw humpback and beluga whales, seals and sea lions. Sorry - no pictures - they are FAST! In Juneau, we went to a salmon bake, rode the tramway up the mountain, saw another bear, and visited the Mendenhall glacier with its blue ice and icebergs.
Nous avons passe 10 jours a Haynes un petit village cotier entoure de magnifiques glaciers qui tombent dans la mer. Beaucoup d'animaux sauvages, des ours qui frequentaient regulierement le camping ou nous restions, des aigles mais surtout des moustiques qui vous "bouffent" en 10 secondes. Nous avons pris un ferry jusqu'a Skagway, un autre petit village ou nous avons rencontre des amis canadiens de Floride. On en a profite pour prendre un train de montagne, le parcours etait impressionant. Un autre ferry nous a emmene a Juneau, la capitale de l'Alaska, ville isolee car seulement approchable par bateau ou avion. Du bateau, nous avons vu des baleines qui nous taquinaient en plongeant devant nous, mais impossible de prendre des photos car elles sont plus rapides que nous. Le glacier Mendenhall etait de meme impressionant.
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