Hubbard Glacier day

Unlike most Caribbean cruises, we only have two true sea days this week. Today was the first one. We ate breakfast in the buffet, and then I played a trivia game and went to an “enrichment lecture.” The speaker was a recently retired Canadian Mountie. She told us the history of the RCMP, and explained the components of her dress uniform which has remained the same for over 200 years. She said it’s ironic that the uniform includes jodhpurs and riding boots with spurs even though she never rode a horse in her 20 years on the job. 

After her lecture, it was time for Hubbard Glacier! The glacier is one of the largest in North America, and it’s over 7 miles wide. Our ship eased into Disenchantment Bay (named by Captain Cook when he was searching for an inside passage), and we got closer and closer!

We finally stopped just a couple hundred yards away! We could hear the “white thunder” and see the beautiful blue stripes in the glacier ice. We saw a few little pieces of ice calve off. Our captain spun the ship slowly around so we got some amazing views.

On our way out of the bay, we passed a lot of “little” icebergs that had the glacier stripes in them.

We also saw harbor seals on the floating ice, and sea lions on a nearby island. 

It was a really amazing day! Tomorrow is our first port day: Juneau!