As with other mornings on this trip, I woke up to find the ship moving slowly with mountains and shoreline visible through the window. I got up, grabbed the camera, and went up to the topmost deck to get a sense of where we were and what there was to see. We were in Glacier Bay, moving slowly, and surrounded by mountains, playing Dall porpoises, and occasional harbor seals.
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| Glacier Bay |
I saw this seal playing in the water and grabbed a shot of it jumping toward the ship.
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| Jumping Harbor Seal |
The water color again transitioned from gray to green.
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| Glacier Bay |
Eventually we approached some of the many glaciers and stopped dead in the water. It was COLD. The weather this day went from cloudy to start to sunny when it counted. We sat there for quite a while looking at the glacier and ice all around us.
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| Glacier Bay |
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| Glacier Bay |
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| Glacier Bay |
After some time, the ship used thrusters to pivot in place, and then we exited that part of the bay. We turned into another arm (Johns Hopkins) and saw yet more glaciers. Finally, we headed back out the way we came. Here are some of my favorite shots from this amazing place.
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| Bald Eagle on Ice |
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| Glacier Bay |
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