June 19th, 2024 We left Swanson Harbor this morning at 6:00 am. Calm, smooth seas were in our view. We had a 4.5 hour cruise to Tenakee Springs, located near the entrance to Tenakee Inlet off Chatham Strait on Chichagof Island. This is a village of roughly 100 people. It is an island on the … Read More “Arrived in Tenakee Springs” »
June 18, 2024 We left Bartlett Cove at 5:30 a.m. this morning. We were getting conflicting predictions of how the conditions traveling south to Swanson Harbor was going to be. We decided to start early and go with it. The actual conditions were smooth seas with a slight chop for the first two hours then … Read More “Made it to Swanson Harbor” »
Monday June 17th, 2024 Our blog for today will NOT have pretty pictures of Marlene and I kayaking amongst the Bergie bits in Glacier Bay, or breath-taking views of the pristine waters and glaciers. Today we will write about Mother Nature, danger, and friendship. We spent the day with our new friends, Karen and Kevin … Read More “A very scary Glacier Bay story with a happy ending” »
Sunday June 18th, 2024 We woke up this morning to beautiful sunny skies and water smooth as silk! We had plans to take the 4 hour cruise up and back to Margerie Glacier today. Due to the limited number of nights we can stay in the Park, we discussed our options and decided that instead … Read More “Glacial Change of Plan” »
Reid Harbor, Glacier Bay,Saturday June 15, 2024 A picture is worth a thousand words, especially when it comes to this breathtaking beauty. We will keep the verbiage to a minimum and include pictures to tell the story. We left North Sandy Harbor this morning at 7:00 a.m. This was Sandy Harbor at day-break this morning. … Read More “Anchored in Paradise” »
Friday June 14th, 2024 We left Bartlett Cove this morning around 7:30. Our first stop was to South Marble Island for a viewing of Stellar Sea Lions, and boy are they big. We spent about an hour touring this island loaded with the lions. Mature males can with almost 2,000 pounds (the big guy in … Read More “Going Deeper into Glacier Bay” »
Thursday June 13th, Glacier Bay We left Hoonah at 3:30 AM this morning. It was a quiet 3.5 hour cruise to Glacier Bay across Icy Strait. The water was like glass the entire trip. We called the park ranger at exactly 7:01 am to request a one day transit pass. We already have our five … Read More “Glacier Bay” »
Wednesday June 12th, 2024 This is our last day in Hoonah. We are planning on leaving tomorrow around 3:30 am for Glacier Bay. It will be about a 4 hour cruise and we are hoping that we will be able to get a one day transit pass to enter Glacier Bay one day ahead of … Read More “Positioning for Glacier Bay” »
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 We slept in this morning until 8 which is really sleeping in compared to rising at 5:00 am. We walked to Icy Strait and Cannery Cove where the cruise ships park. There are the usual tourist trap activities, zip line, tree challenge walk, bear tours, outbound treks, etc. We walked the … Read More “Relaxing in Hoonah” »
Monday June 10th, 2024 We left Funter Bay this morning at 5:30 am. We looked at the weather predictions the previous night and saw that early morning looked best for crossing over Lynn Canal into Icy Strait. As we left the dock it was the water in the harbor was smooth, which was definitely a … Read More “The Fetch of Chatham Strait: Not Nice!!” »