Tuesday 21 August 2012

August 20 18th day OTR 11 day OTS

Well today is the big day. We sail into Glacier bay and see the Hubbard Glacier. Again, a fairly smooth sail across the Gulf of Alaska and now smooth sailing into the bay.

Disenchantment Bay – a name given to the bay by explorers who were looking for a north west passage and found a wall of ice instead. The Hubbard Glacier is the longest tidewater glacier in North America. It is 76 miles from Mount Logan in Canada to Disenchantment Bay. It is about 6 to 7 miles wide.


We had a great viewing day in Hubbard Glacier. We got cheese and crackers to the room – Inge's balcony room and enjoyed that with a glass of wine. I could post all the pictures I have and it would not give you the full impact of the sight and sound of this glacier. It is majestic. 

The Indonesian Crew put on a nice show for us but again at 11 pm. They just seem to enjoy being able to show off their talents.

We are running in the open ocean again but it is so calm. Cloudy, cool and calm, the three c's of cruising !!!

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