Alaskan cruise - day 7

The Hubbard Glacier did not disappoint us. She was in all her glory shining blue and calving several times as we watched. We heard ice cracking that was as loud as rifle shots. There were many small blue icebergs (berglet’s) around us. Captain Roger (that) did a nice job of spinning the ship around twice so everyone could get a great view from all angles. It was quite chilly on the balcony but well worth the time to enjoy the panorama.

The Hubbard Glacier is located in Disenchantment Bay. Early explorers searching for the northwest passage found their course blocked by the Ice of the Hubbard Glacier and named the bay. Hubbard Glacier is called the galloping glacier because it is the only glacier in Alaska that is still growing. All of the other glaciers in Alaska are retreating.

We will be exiting the Inland Passage today and entering the gulf of Alaska. This will be open ocean. Captain Roger (that) advised there are some residual swells out there and we should expect some motion on the ocean.

Tonight is our last night on the ship. We will be up and out early on Friday. We need to put our luggage in the hallway by 11:00 pm. We will disembark at 6:40 am to connect with the bus that will take us to the glass domed train will take us to the Denali national forest. We still have a three day land tour to enjoy before heading home on September 1. We will tour the Denali national forest on Saturday and go to a gold mine on Sunday.
Photo of Hubbard Glacier

image

JP and Rachel enjoying a brisk Alaskan morning

image