Hubbard Glacier
Woke up to look out the window to see us heading towards the Hubbard Glacier. Beautiful mountains right at the sea going straight up. I was in awe of the beauty of just entering the Yakutat bay area. Once we saw the glacier you just wanted to clap and give it a standing ovation. Going through the iceberg filled bay to get close to the massive wall of ice was just a phenomenal experience. The ice is a moving river 13 miles long and 400 feet high at some points. That’s huge !!. Ice takes about 400 years to move through the 13 miles. Listening to the ice crack and fall (calving) into the ocean was like hearing a cannon or thunder. The skies were blue and the temperatures were warm and watching huge chunks of ice the size of houses fall was just the best experience. Sometimes the chunks are the size of buildings creating massive waves and icebergs. To me, watching this and hearing the sounds, I knew why people come to Alaska. It was a thing of beauty and I could have spent all day there just looking and watching in the warm sun but after a few hours, the ship did a 360 degree turn so everyone had a good view and then headed back out to sea. A ship was already there when we got there right beside it and then another was coming in as we were leaving. It’s all very well timed so everyone gets up close and can enjoy the experience. The comedian made fun of people just watching ice melt, well, I could watch this ice melt all day. If I ever get an opportunity just to come back here, I would take it in a second.
Linda went to the Aqua Spa for a manicure and enjoyed that. Tonight was Lobster night. We dressed up in our finest duds and had a delicious lobster dinner. I had our waiter bring me a filet mignon as well and the thing was huge. It was done to perfection but about the size of 2 hockey pucks stacked upon each other. I was stuffed – I almost didn’t eat all my dessert.
The captain warned us of bad weather and to be prepared but nothing came of it. The seas were never very rough.
Woke up to look out the window to see us heading towards the Hubbard Glacier. Beautiful mountains right at the sea going straight up. I was in awe of the beauty of just entering the Yakutat bay area. Once we saw the glacier you just wanted to clap and give it a standing ovation. Going through the iceberg filled bay to get close to the massive wall of ice was just a phenomenal experience. The ice is a moving river 13 miles long and 400 feet high at some points. That’s huge !!. Ice takes about 400 years to move through the 13 miles. Listening to the ice crack and fall (calving) into the ocean was like hearing a cannon or thunder. The skies were blue and the temperatures were warm and watching huge chunks of ice the size of houses fall was just the best experience. Sometimes the chunks are the size of buildings creating massive waves and icebergs. To me, watching this and hearing the sounds, I knew why people come to Alaska. It was a thing of beauty and I could have spent all day there just looking and watching in the warm sun but after a few hours, the ship did a 360 degree turn so everyone had a good view and then headed back out to sea. A ship was already there when we got there right beside it and then another was coming in as we were leaving. It’s all very well timed so everyone gets up close and can enjoy the experience. The comedian made fun of people just watching ice melt, well, I could watch this ice melt all day. If I ever get an opportunity just to come back here, I would take it in a second.
Linda went to the Aqua Spa for a manicure and enjoyed that. Tonight was Lobster night. We dressed up in our finest duds and had a delicious lobster dinner. I had our waiter bring me a filet mignon as well and the thing was huge. It was done to perfection but about the size of 2 hockey pucks stacked upon each other. I was stuffed – I almost didn’t eat all my dessert.
The captain warned us of bad weather and to be prepared but nothing came of it. The seas were never very rough.
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