CAN’T COMPLAIN ABOUT THE WEATHER….that’s for sure!

Sunday April 28, 2019 – Woke up in Glacier Bay today!

Well – due to the FABULOUS weather – the crew and captain of the Wilderness Explorer decided to drop Lynn Canal and spend 2 days (instead of one) in Glacier Bay.  No one was complaining!  This morning we woke up in Beartrack Cove.  We picked up Ranger Nicole in Bartlett Cove at 6am and she will be on board for the entire 2 days that we are in the park.  She is a veteran ranger – and has spent the past 6 years here in Glacier Bay (and winter’s in the Everglades) 

We had a lovely Sunday Brunch (sorry Birgit – no photos again) which included Blueberry-Frenchtoast-Bread Pudding with Lemon Curd.  OMG was that good!

After Breakfast we all selected an “Ops” which is ‘boat-speak’ for an activity off the boat.  Our choices were Bushwhacking, Kayaking and a Skiff Ride.  Jim signed up for Bushwhacking (of course) and mom and dad and I put our name down for the skiff ride.  We buckled into our orange life vests and carefully got into the little zodiac skiff and toured Beartrack Cove.  It was a beautiful day and even mom enjoyed the ride (after getting over the cold)  Good thing I brought extra hand gloves……

In the afternoon we motered down Glacier Bay – WE ARE THE ONLY BOAT IN THE ENTIRE BAY!  Since we are early in the season – we are literally the FIRST boat in the bay.  Normally we would have gone where all the other cruise ships go – which is the Margerie Glacier and Pacific Glacier BUT instead we cruised down to the John Hopkins Glacier.  This will be the only time a boat gets to visit this glacier – because the Park Service closes the bay for so that the seals can have their pups on the ice floes in peace.  Even the boat crew came out on deck since they will never see this again either.

It was a BEAUTIFUL way to end the day – with sunset on the glacier. 

Karen the intrepid – signing out….