Friday, September 11, 2015

Glacier Bay

Overnight the wind had gusted over 140 km per hour with storms and rain predicted for Glacier Bay.
We woke to sunshine and calm seas as we entered the bay.
When early Europeans first visited this area, the glaciers came right to the sea and local Tlingit people lived on the lowlands.  Today the glaciers have retreated and we sailed for over four hours to reach the face of Margarie Glacier and the sixty glaciers have shrunk to just twenty.  We travelled over 100 km to reach the tide water glacier at the border of USA and Canada.
Our ship stopped right in front of the Margarie Glacier with magnificent views of the face of the glacier and we even saw some small icebergs calve.



                                        We have the ice Who has the gin and tonic?

                                       Gail at the face of the Margarie Glacier

We also went up a narrow inlet to see other glaciers.


                                  The Lamplugh Glacier



By the time we exited Glacier Bay it was time to dress for a formal evening. 

4 comments:

Emma said...

Gorgeous - looks a little chilly though :-) Really getting a taste of summer here this weekend. Looks like you are having a ball.

Miss Di said...

Ha yeah, what Emma said. Too cold for me! The colours in the water and the ice are just amazing.

gailandrob said...

Hi
Thanks for the message. I had expected you to bring the gin. Em, saw your favourite gin on the ship for $35 US but just no room and the bottle would have been empty by the time we were home
R&G

Amanda said...

I love gin. I used to use a lime scented shower gel until it got annoying to crave gin and tonic every morning in the shower.
Looks just breathtaking but cold!
Amanda xo