SHHH... I THINK MARGERIE IS ASLEEP

The scenic cruising day of Glacier Bay begins early. We set the alarm for 6:30 as we begin the entrance from Icy Straight into Sitakaday Narrows. Whales and sea otters have been seen and we should be able to spot Puffins, Marbled Murrelets, Harbour Seals and certainly lots of bergie bits in the water. Always there is a running commentary from the park rangers that come on board for this very special journey into Glacier Bay National Park. It is my most favourite day up here. There are several glaciers on the way There is the Reid Glacier, Lamplugh Glacier, Johns Hopkins Glacier and then we get right into Glacier Bay and there is the spectacular Margerie Glacier and Grand Pacific Glacier. It has been so cold up here this year that we will be very lucky to hear the cracking and see the calving that we have seen in previous visits, but I will have my camera ready just in case. Just heard that the one of the glaciers that we saw drops off 15 feet per day – WOW – that is a lot of calving that must be going regardless of weather as I said. Hmmm something to be learned every day!! So we are well onto our way to the end of Glacier Bay and should have our first sighting of Margerie momentarily. Margerie is a growing glacier. That means that it is snowing all year round in the ice field and although Margerie advances forward 7 feet every day, that is not enough of a melt for the collection of snow in the ice field above it. Brian, Eileen and I have had the traditional pea soup that they serve in the Glacier Bay area – it is cold outside today only about 10 – so it was a welcome treat. The skies are overcast, but getting brighter – so maybe….just maybe….Eileen and I are now drinking our traditional Baileys and Coffee. We have been known to bring on our own Baileys, but today we bought the souvenir mug with the Baileys. These are Kitiwakes

Well the day was lovely and there was lots to see – no good pictures of puffins or otters…the glacier wasn’t very active and only a small amount of cracking – the skies were not as clear as we were hoping and it was freezing!!!…but any day spent in Glacier Bay National Park is still a wonderful day! After dinner when we came back to the room – look what we found – now between all of us we have seen some fancy towel folding – but this was a new one for all of us! I want to take him home – so early night tonight – last stop Ketchikan tomorrow and then we will be motoring home!

See you soon!