Thursday, September 10

Entered Glacier Bay this morning to fog and rain.  It was too early (6am) to be too upset.  By the time we traveled to Tar Inlet to see Margerie Glacier, it was still drizzling but less foggy.  There are 4 National Park rangers onboard from the Glacier Bay National Park who have been educating us about the formation and ecology of glaciers throughout the morning.  We heard and saw the glacier calve (what they call it when a hunk of ice falls off!) a couple of times.  When the water dried on my camera lens, it left a white residue – salt perhaps?  Then we traveled to Lamplugh Glacier in the John Hopkins Inlet.  It was not quite as big as the previous one.  This is a really beautiful piece of the USA, and I would encourage all who can to visit.  Of course, I am easily impressed by nature.