DESTINATION: Alaska

The day has finally come. After months of planning, we were finally leaving for Alaska! But it did come at a price. We had to get up at 4:30 am to catch our 6am flight. But it was well worth it. The view coming into Alaska, I'm sure, was only a preview of what is to come. White covered mountain tops poked through the overcast clouds greeted us as we descended into the Juneau Airport.

After checking into our hotel room we decided to head toward downtown Juneau, which is located 9 miles from the airport. We were hungry. We finally decided on a restaurant on the bay named "Hanger at the Wharf", and of course we had seafood. Ian had some beer battered halibut (Ian is determined to make himself sick of halibut by the end of the summer), while I decided on the Deviled Crab Salad Sandwich. Both were absolutely amazing. As we sat and ate we looked out the window, which over looked the bay, and watched seaplanes arrive and dock on the wharf.

Afterwards, we walked around downtown Juneau as Ian figured out the bus system, just soaking in the scenery. Juneau is surrounded by beautiful snow covered mountains. The high temperature of the day was 51 degrees and cloudy and throughout the day, continually tried to rain (don't be jealous), but we didn't mind.

So now we sit on our hotel room, winding down for the night, relaxing before we head into Gustavus tomorrow. We will be picked up by our employer and will arrive to our new home for the summer. There are many questions we have been wondering for months, that will be answered tomorrow: where will we be sleeping, who will our roommates be, what food are we going to be eating for our $11 a day?... and many more. Wish us Luck!!