Glacier Bay, Alaska 6-4-09

This was a full day of cruising Glacier Bay. Some beautiful sights to behold! The first photo is of Mount Cooper. We saw several small "calves" fall from Marjory Glacier in the second photo. The piece of ice leaning to the right in the center of the photo was one that everybody wanted to see fall, but of course it didn't. They make a rifle-cracking sound when they break loose.

We saw more whales, seals, and Aubrey saw a grizzly bear on the shore. I missed the bear. Last night during dinner, an Orca surfaced and waved a fin at us.

Also had to do laundry today so we wouldn't be taking a week's worth of dirty clothes with us when we disembark Saturday. Our group of staterooms has a room with 4 washers/dryers, and 2 ironing boards. It was probably futile to iron since we have to pack them up soon.

Tonight was the second formal night so Aubrey got to wear his tuxedo one more time before he turns back into a pumpkin. He did look quite debonair sitting at the blackjack table in a tux!

There were 5 National Park Rangers onboard for today's cruising. They spoke about the glaciers, wildlife, etc. Part of the day we spent on our balcony watching, and at other times, we went to one of the public decks. There is one TV channel that broadcasts announcements, lectures, etc. so we don't miss anything if we're not in the area. These rangers got onboard by driving their small boat at the same speed as we were going, climbing up a rope ladder to get aboard, and the driver then pulled away. Aubrey watched them leave yesterday afternoon and got some cool photos.

One more night then it's on to the Wilderness Express train,

A&J