Sunday, August 22 – surprisingly clear skies!
Once again, we continued the tradition of having pea soup on the outer deck in Glacier Bay.
Brian finished the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo today and we all had naps
this afternoon feeling much better for it. Tomorrow we will wake up – when we wake up no alarms! Tomorrow we are in Ketchikan and this will be our last shopping day. We have had fun on our adventures on and off the ship and we still have a couple of days to go.
Tonight the Captain said we would be going at warp speed in order to make up the two hours that we were delayed during the medical emergency. So we will be rocked to sleep and I’m sure we will not have any trouble falling asleep – the bed looks very inviting!!
Talk to you tomorrow!
Today we set the alarm for 5:30 a.m. so we could take full advantage of the whole day of scenic cruising in Glacier Bay. Our day started with an unexpected emergency on ship and someone needed to be tendered off the ship and then jetted to Ketchikan Hospital. We were delayed by 2 hours. We don’t know any other details but what we do know is that because of the unexpected turn of events….we could have stayed in bed and ASLEEP for an additional 2 hours.
When we did get underway again. We began our way up Queen Inlet and saw the Carroll Glacier then back down and over to Johns Hopkins Inlet and saw the Reid Glacier and Lamplugh Glacier and then Johns Hopkins Glacier. The highlight came when we came out and entered the Tarr Inlet and then……there stood Margerie Glacier in all her glory right next to the Grand Pacific Glacier. There were some calving events going on there were lots of puffins. Did you know that several puffins together are called an improbability of puffins not a flock of puffins. That was quite a site. Lots of sea lions and lots of sea otters – it was a great day for spotting wildlife. Just as we were completing the last 360 degree turn before we had to leave the bay, the clouds moved in and the rain began. We really had a perfect weather window for our Glacier Bay visit.
When we did get underway again. We began our way up Queen Inlet and saw the Carroll Glacier then back down and over to Johns Hopkins Inlet and saw the Reid Glacier and Lamplugh Glacier and then Johns Hopkins Glacier. The highlight came when we came out and entered the Tarr Inlet and then……there stood Margerie Glacier in all her glory right next to the Grand Pacific Glacier. There were some calving events going on there were lots of puffins. Did you know that several puffins together are called an improbability of puffins not a flock of puffins. That was quite a site. Lots of sea lions and lots of sea otters – it was a great day for spotting wildlife. Just as we were completing the last 360 degree turn before we had to leave the bay, the clouds moved in and the rain began. We really had a perfect weather window for our Glacier Bay visit.
Once again, we continued the tradition of having pea soup on the outer deck in Glacier Bay.Brian finished the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo today and we all had naps
this afternoon feeling much better for it. Tomorrow we will wake up – when we wake up no alarms! Tomorrow we are in Ketchikan and this will be our last shopping day. We have had fun on our adventures on and off the ship and we still have a couple of days to go.Tonight the Captain said we would be going at warp speed in order to make up the two hours that we were delayed during the medical emergency. So we will be rocked to sleep and I’m sure we will not have any trouble falling asleep – the bed looks very inviting!!
Talk to you tomorrow!
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