October 2024 - Juneau Alaska

31 October 2024 Thursday - Juneau Alaska
Morning yoga with our instructor dressed up in 'bones' for Halloween then afternoon downtown enjoying all the amazing costumes and a few lollies.

30 October 2024 Wednesday - Juneau Alaska
Yoga at the senior center then wonderful music with Tom on piano and Aria singing then great conversation.

29 October 2024 Tuesday - Juneau Alaska
Morning walk in the rain with my hiking buddies on Treadwell Trail at Sandy Beach.

28 October 2024 Monday - Juneau Alaska
Morning tai chi then walkabout along the docks and downtown streets...like a ghost town with most shops closed up for the winter! Quite a treat to see a sea lion enjoying no ships.

27 October 2024 Sunday - Juneau Alaska
Cold overcast day so roasted butternut squash and stirfried bok choy and steamed salmon, yummy! Then walk to Kingfisher Pond to watch a few ducks paddling about.

26 October 2024 Saturday - Juneau Alaska
Joined the group for our Saturday hike at the glacier to Nugget Falls, heaps of eagles hanging out.

25 October 2024 Friday - Juneau Alaska
Morning volunteer work at Salvation Army then memorial service at noon at Evergreen Cemetery for those who died on the Princess Sophia on this day in 1918 after grounding on Vanderbilt Reef, days before the end of the First World War, one of the reasons that it was never known as the worst maritime accident in the history of British Columbia/Alaska. Afternoon preview of a film being produced as documentary of Princess Sophia. Juneau was a town of only about 3000 but many came to rescue the bodies and the city businesses were used as morgues, about 353 people lost their lives. Many folks have stories of ghosts still roaming the downtown buildings.

24 October 2024 Thursday - Juneau Alaska
Morning yoga then afternoon watch of the new NCIS Origins. Last cruise ship for the season Norwegian Jewel departed early due to forecast of high wind.

23 October 2024 Wednesday - Juneau Alaska
Yoga at the senior center then enjoyed Tom playing the piano and Aria singing, afternoon genealogy research.

22 October 2024 Tuesday - Juneau Alaska
Walk in the snow at the glacier with a friend.

21 October 2024 Monday - Juneau Alaska
Morning tai chi class then walk on the seawalk.

20 October 2024 Sunday - Juneau Alaska
Cold and clear (temps in the 20s) so decided on a midday walk at the glacier, but not, trails closed due to some flooding and pending flood with a new potential outburst at Suicide Basin. Walked the Mendenhall Wetlands instead then stopped at the library where folks were fetching their sandbags (empty to fill themselves at local parks).

19 October 2024 Saturday - Juneau Alaska
Our first new snow on the ground and cold and the mountains are gorgeous! Midday visit to an open house with lunch. This three level building was advertised in summer 2023 as apartments for rent as it was being built then it turned into high end condos for sale with separate purchase for garage.

18 October 2024 Friday - Juneau Alaska
Happy Alaska Day (formal transfer of territory from Russia to USA 1867). Morning volunteer work at Salvation Army then afternoon running errands before the predicted snowfall. Decided to get both the covid and flu jabs.

17 October 2024 Thursday - Juneau Alaska
Happy full Hunters moon! Morning yoga then afternoon much needed massage with a woman searching for her Irish roots...so here I go again down the rabbit hole!

16 October 2024 Wednesday - Juneau Alaska
Yoga at the senior center then enjoyed Tom playing the piano and Aria singing for our lunch with several friends. I walked the seawalk and visited Theresa at the Little Bazaar consignment shop.

15 October 2024 Tuesday - Juneau Alaska
Morning walk at the glacier to the falls with my hiking buddies then lunch at TK Maguires.

14 October 2024 Monday - Juneau Alaska
Columbus Day holiday so many places closed.

13 October 2024 Sunday - Juneau Alaska
A day to catch up with paperwork and organize my files then finish watching Magpie Murders!

12 October 2024 Saturday - Juneau Alaska
Joined the Saturday hike group for exploration of Tolch Rock (large boulder with plaque named for man who brought boy scouting to Alaska), car graveyard and mining adit (up a very steep hill, then down, which my knees felt...shoulda worn my knee braces but did not know we were doing this bit). The rains held off until our return after midday. Decided to try a tub soak for the knees but then after I filled the tub, the water shutoff for the sixth time since I first rented the apartment. I rang the owner and he will contact those who installed it to find why it is shutting off so frequently.

11 October 2024 Friday - Juneau Alaska
Because no one has lived in this apartment for over a year, I am finding things that do not work. Today they did replace one of the broken heaters, just in time for winter! Morning volunteer work at the Salvation Army then fusion (Korean/Mexican) lunch at Vs Cellar Door, a place I have not eaten in recent years with new ownership, it was formerly Mexican.. I am now enjoying another film series on PBS Passport, Magpie Murders, just wonderful!

10 October 2024 Thursday - Juneau Alaska
Morning yoga then fetched more donations from a friend for delivery tomorrow at Salvation Army. Busy trying to determine status of our mother's condo and my storage unit after the storm, looks like they have survived but with damage.

9 October 2024 Wednesday - Juneau Alaska
All eyes are on Milton! Morning yoga then halibut lunch with retirees with whom I worked many years ago on State payroll/finance project. 

I first heard this story when Ian hit in 2022...
A local legend claims that Native American blessings and burial mounds protect Tampa Bay from hurricanes.
The Tocobaga civilization's burial mounds, including the oldest one overlooking Old Tampa Bay, are said to provide supernatural protection from hurricanes. The legend also claims that Native Americans built mounds to keep out invaders. 
Locals believe that the Tampa Bay area is protected from major storms due to the blessings of the Native Americans who once lived there. 

8 October 2024 Tuesday - Juneau Alaska
Teeth cleaning at the dentist then a bit of research at the library...great chat with a woman who writes historical articles for our newspaper. I have housesat for her in the past when she had one older kittie and she needs a housesitter in December for her two new kitties but think I will give it a miss.

7 October 2024 Monday - Juneau Alaska
Great meeting with my naturopath.

6 October 2024 Sunday - Juneau Alaska
Wonderful production of Henry V by theatre group at local church.

5 October 2024 Saturday - Juneau Alaska
A very wet day for our Saturday hike group on the Kaxdigoowu Héen Dei (Brotherhood Bridge Trail)...they are renaming many trails to their native names....this one means "going back to clear waters". Evening viewing of PBS Passport film Moonflower Murders, just wonderful!

4 October 2024 Friday - Juneau Alaska
Morning volunteer work at the Salvation Army then ice cream social Friday at the Pioneer Home with friends and Tom playing the piano and gorgeous views of the mountains.

3 October 2024 Thursday - Juneau Alaska
Morning blood draw then load the car with another friend's donations for the Salvation Army tomorrow, found a few keepers for me! Afternoon acupuncture session, last one for a few months because she is heading to sunshine. More new snow on the mountains.

2 October 2024 Wednesday - Juneau Alaska
Another great day at the SREC Summit conference.

1 October 2024 Tuesday - Juneau Alaska
Very educational day at the Southeast Regional Eldercare Coalition Summit, wonderful speakers, and free lunch and dinner catered by Red Spruce Eatery!