Glacier Bay

Today is to be the highlight of the cruise, cruising  Glacier Bay. We started out with a foggy and misty day, but just before we got to Margerie Glacier the fog lifted and the sun came out. Margerie Glacier is about 250 feet tall and about 21 miles deep. Due to global warming, 95% of the glaciers are receding. It is difficult to put into words what these glaciers look like in person - amazing, magestic, and impressive are a few adjectives which would come into play. Since Glacier Bay is a National Park, Rangers came on board to give information and answer questions about the park. Only 2 cruise ships a day are permitted into Glacier Bay National Park. Special shout out to our friend and travel agent Mrs. Mortel for setting us up on one of those 2 ships permitted in today! I will let most of these pictures speak for themselves. Enjoy! I assure you, these don't do justice to the beauty. We even got to see/hear some caving as small chunks of the glacier fell into the bay.

This was the scene when we entered the Park. 

We didn't see any whales today...yet, but lots of either seals or otters hanging out on the different ice chunks.