Sept 29, 2009 - Juneau To Prince Rupert

Stopped by for one last look at Mendenhall Glacier en route from Juneau to the ferry terminal.  Boarded the MV Taku for our journey south to Prince Rupert.  One last spectacular view back to the glacier as we made our way out of the harbour at Juneau.
On the evening of the following day, a 4 hour layover in Ketchikan, our last stop before leaving Alaska; Jeanne and I decided to brave the miserable weather to take a trip into the town ...After walking the streets in a blowing gale, we were good and sopped through, stopped into Annabelle's Chowder House to dry out a bit, toasted the end of our Alaska trip over beers and nachos.

 

We arrived before sunrise next morning at the port of Prince Rupert.  Booked in to a wonderful little hostel, The Black Rooster Roadhouse.  Gave us a chance to get re-organized -  I worked on getting the bike reassembled, both of us packing up for our respective journeys.

  After 5 weeks exploring the wilds of Alaska, Jeanne and I would go our seperate ways from here: Jeanne heading south towards Tacoma to visit Scott and Heidi, then on to New Mexico and ultimately home to Tucson.  I would be taking the ferry from here across to Port Hardy on Vancouver Island, and resume my cycling tour down the Pacific Coast. 

We spent the last few days together exploring the town of Prince Rupert.  Hiking the Edge Trail through a coastal rain forest, discovering the many totem poles around the town, taking daily walks down to the small harbour known as Cow Bay,  playing Gin, and eating fish and chips every chance we got....