Alaska 8, Glacier Bay

On August 7th we spent the day at Glacier Bay cruising and the next day, the 8th, without taking a port break, we cruised the College Fjord Glacier Park. 

In the College Fjord Glacier Park area, the glaciers on the west side of the water way are named after women colleges and the glaciers on the east side are named after men colleges.   And the speaker noted that that no glacier was named after Harvard.

We had seen so many glaciers to be I begin to feel it you had seen one glacier you have had seen them all.

But one thing for certain, the strong hold of the glaciers bound in a hard iced frozen state is weakening and the bit water way is full of floating small glacier chunks.

Silt.  If you are close to a glacier you can see the deep blue.  It is so blue it looks mystical or divine.   The blue is a certain chemical that the pressure of the weight of the ice has squeezed out certain kinds of rocks.  When pieces of glaciers breaks off and floats downstream and melts and leaves a silt deposit.  It is deadly.   Fish won't eat it and any kind of plant cannot grow through it, thus the fish leave.  Not only that, but is has quick sand properties.  Put your body weight on it and it will swallow you with no chance of swimming yourself out.

I know you know to click on each image to make it bigger with overwhelming beauty.

The Mama

This is the last post about us on Island Princess.  I want to say what a nice comfortable time we had on the boat and mention the entertainment at the heater.  They have over a dozen highly energized young entertainers that are diverse in all kinds of music.  They are good!

Stayed tuned for part 9:  A scenic train ride over the countryside.