Juneau

We arrived in Juneau just in time to catch the bus for our short ride to Salmon Creek for what was reputed to be a wonderful outdoor experience and tasty salmon bake at the site of an abandoned mining operation. Salmon Creek was less than two miles from the cruise ship dock and a few blocks from urban Juneau. Salmon Creek was once the site of a mining operation and rusting, decaying mining equipment was scattered about the area in which the salmon bake was served. The salmon served was sockeye which is less tasty than king or silver salmon. The food was served buffet style and much of it was hardly warm due to the cool temperature and the fact the lids were left off many of the serving trays. Paper plates and plastic ware were acceptable as it was an informal setting. The “native” entertainment was a woman who recently moved to Juneau from Las Vegas and played folk guitar. “North to Alaska” and adaptations of “On the Dock of the Bay” would not be considered “native” Alaskan entertainment by most people. We were expecting members of the Tlingit tribe to be providing “native” entertainment. The highlight of the experience was the small waterfall on Salmon Creek. We boarded the Westerdam shortly after the salmon bake and a brief walk around the Juneau wharf. We looked forward to dinner and entertainment aboard ship. At least, we didn't get rained on.  The weather has been beautiful for the entire trip, so far.