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The picture below is in
Auke Bay (Juneau) and shows Pat from Pegasus
and Eric from Abyssinia aboard the Royal Sounder
computerizing and celebrating who knows what?
... any excuse will do ... while we await the
arrival of our good friends from Santa Fe.
Here are our wonderful
guests: Chacha and Mike.
Mike even brought us
some special topography software and printouts
so we could better understand our surroundings.
And here is what our guests
saw THE ENTIRE TRIP. Rain. Rain. And more
rain.
Photo by Michael Thacker
Even the eagles
were spreading their wings and trying to
get dry.
Photo by Michael Thacker
David got
special permission to explore an abandoned gold
and silver mine near Juneau. We can't reveal the
location because it is private property and
no trespassing signs are posted everywhere. But
David sweet-talked the owner into letting him
bring his geologist friend onto the site for a
short exploration. We're ready!
Here are just
a few of the things we saw. Dave says this is
some kind of boiler - steam engine equipment.
This is a shovel
car.
Mike and David
are discussing the details of this core sample
picked up off the forest floor.
Later, Mike
looked at it up close. He just happened to have
his special magnifying glass (geologist's loupe?)
with him for precisely this purpose.
Now he explains
to us what he sees. A quartz layer and... could
that be gold in there??!! He's not talking.
We walked
the boardwalk at Elfin Cove ... in the rain.
Photo by Michael Thacker
And we walked
to the boardwalk in Pelican ... in the rain.
Photo by Michael Thacker
In Pelican,
David posed by the carved wooden bird next to
City Hall which, oddly enough, is not a Pelican
but a Raven. Hmmm... Can someone explain that
to me? That has always puzzled me.
Photo by Michael Thacker
While Mike
and Dave strolled along the Pelican boardwalk,
they caught sight of this jelly fish. Dave
said it is the largest one he has ever seen and
estimated it at about two feet wide.
Photos by Michael Thacker
Doesn't look
too appetizing to me. I sure wouldn't want to
meet up with it in the water.
End of Juneau part one... Stay tuned for Juneau
part two for a great whale show and a great eagle
show.
Linda
& Dave
M/V Royal Sounder
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