Alaskan Cruise Vacay Day 6: Another day of glacier viewing 070317

Woke up and we were already in glacier national park. They had stopped to be boarded by some park rangers who would be setting up a table with information and speaking over the PA system on the boat about what we were looking at and giving history lessons about the area as we cruise around.

That one to the left seems to be a little older/bigger than the rest. 

There are quite a few of those guys all over the place.

Another monstrous glacier.

Seagull just hanging on the ice. Guess even birds like to get a free ride every now again.

This glacier looks a little bit dirtier than the others but still massive.

Love the sky in this pic.

This guy seems to have strayed from his group on the rock.

Cruising on a little piece of ice.

Beauty is all around us.

There seems to be a glacier in the distance.

Water finding its way home.

I find it amazing that you can have mountains raising out of the water like this. Coming from a place where mountains are land locked with lakes here and there, to have ranges of mountains just along the coast and in the water is kinda cool.

Boat for size comparison of the glacier in the background.

  

Close up of one of the glaciers here in the park.

View of the glacier winding its way down the mountain.

Sun is coming out to play and it picked a nice place to do it.

Views abound in this park.

We get dressed and go out just in time to see some sea lions and seals sitting up on some rocks and then sail towards the main glacier in the park. In the sailing time, we go down and grab some lunch at one of the nice restaurants on board doing free lunch for everyone (normally to eat there you pay for your meals) so we get some fish and chips then get back out there to see the glacier. Wasnt as blue/pretty as the one yesterday but was equally monstrous and impressive. We bounce around to different viewing areas all afternoon listening to the rangers and trying to spot wildlife. We eventually drop the rangers off at their outpost and continue on our way. We then go to the dining room for dinner to have some seafood bisque and red king crab legs. I am sure if I lived on a cruise ship, I would be ~900 lbs and dead at 34 cause the food was sooo delicious you always just want more. Talked a bit with our new table mates before heading out to catch the magic show. Turns out it was full so we plan the next couple days loosely (we start our port of calls tomorrow) and then head up to the buffet room to grab some tea and coffee and set up shop at the outdoor movie screen in the cold/mist to see hidden figures under the stars. This one I do finish as it is a great movie and then we head to bed to make sure we get up in time for our port of call.

Time to brave the elements to watch a movie I have heard was pretty good. It did not disappoint.