Hubbard Glacier

This place is fabulous! The glaciers and Icy Straight Point were the highlights of the cruise for us, I think. Even I was amazed with the number of pictures I took of ice. Fascinating. The totally fabulous blue color, the chunks of ice floating near the glacier, the sheer walls of ice in front of you, and the loud thunder CRACKS when the ice calves: all is fascinating. The captain was confronted with an ice field as we approached the glacier (again, only one ship at a time may enter the Yakutat Bay) very slowly, pushing a lot of ice out of our way as we went along. It was quite interesting. We got very close to the glacier and spent several minutes with each side of the ship facing the glacier. This allowed us, on the starboard side, to go out onto our little private balconies to marvel and take pictures to our heart's content. Ron ran around to another area and got great pictures of the glacier calving. We were all awestruck and very bummed when the captain turned the ship around, like it was on a dime, and we headed back to the Gulf of Alaska. It was a day at sea and we had a good time. Jackie's luck continued to hold in the casino, and I thought that surely since I found - I am telling the truth - a slot machine called Miss Kitty, I would be on a roll myself! Alas, it was not to be, but I certainly had a good time losing. We did purchase a very neat native piece - wood - that looks great in our living room. Fun to collect things on our travels. We also broke down and uncharacteristically purchased a photo of the four of us taken at dinner one night. We have lots of photos, but none where we're all together. Tomorrow morning we will arrive in Seward and debark for the land portion of our trip. Au revoir to Radiance of the Seas.