August 1, 2009
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We took the Fjord Express, a 63 ft catamaran, through the Lynn Canal, our continent’s longest and deepest glacial fjord, from Haines to Juneau. It was mostly cloudy today but we had a great trip and the scenery was beautiful. We went by Battery Point, where we hiked yesterday. Rainbow Glacier was beautiful and has a waterfall that cascades over 300 feet down the mountain. We stopped by a Steller Seal Lion rookery where there were a number of this year’s pups. The captain told us that these pups were probably just weaned and the adults have left the rookery. We had fun watching them slide off the rocks and try to get back on. We saw two lighthouses and the last one is for sale. We think it would make a great summer home – it even has its own ghosts and a helicopter landing pad. There was a rookery of harbor seals on the point. When we got to Juneau a bus picked us up and took us downtown. We ate lunch at the Red Dog Saloon – it was a loud, crowded saloon with great food and our waitres...