It started raining yesterday and continued most of the night and into this morning. After leaving Blue Mouse Cove at 9:53am, the fog seemed to be getting lower but we still had 1-2 mile visibility, so we continued our adventure up Tarr Inlet to the Glaciers and glad we did. In the distance, you could see the sun shining at the end of Tarr Inlet near the glaciers and we all crossed our fingers. Cold and wet we traveled on and then the rain stopped, the fog started lifting and we could see over half of the bottom of Margerie Glacier when we arrived at 2:00pm. There was a Holland America cruise ship along with 3 other ships when we arrived. We took pictures, toasted our arrival to the Glacier and for traveling our northern most point N 59-03.03, W 137-02.67.
Then the cruise ship along with the other ships departed around 2:30pm.
Omega, Saoirse and Code Blue were alone with the magnificent Margerie & Grand Pacific Glacier. I know it sounds funny, but it is a different feeling being alone versus being with many big ship
s in front of the Glacier.Amazingly the fog began to lift around 3:03pm!! Oh my goodness, it actually lifted slowly and we all were hoping for a clearer look at the glacier a
nd the beautiful mountains surrounding the breathtaking area but also appreciating what we had at the time.Then it happened, as we watched in silence, the fog lifted completely. We had such gorgeo
us views of the blue skies, snow capped mountains, many calving of the ice, the dark colors of blue and the spheres and formations of ice toward the skies.
John and Don did take time to grab some glacier ice for cocktails later....
During the past couple hours, we all had been watching this huge piece of ice that appeared to be cracked all the way around with a big gape toward the center of Margerie Glacier, hoping that it could fall while we were there. Then it started around 3:11, first some 
small areas 
toward the bottom calved, then a large piece, then the largest pieces fell, that produced such a huge splash in the water. It was truly amazing to see such a sight. John along with Don quickly turned our boats to take the wake to the bow, with Steve and Judy enjoying the side to side motion. **smile** 
As this was happening another Cruise Ship was entering the harbor hopefully seeing the wall of ice fall but definitely seeing our 3 sailboats taking the waves one after another. It was amazing.
We decided it was time to go, so John called the Cruise Ship captain to check on which way to exit since they were between us and our exit toward Tarr Inlet. The captain said they were stopped but the stern would be good, so we all p
araded out along the cruise ship, with Steve and Judy putting up their main sail and motor sailing along the cruise liner with cheers and waves from hundreds of people aboard the cruise ship.
It was Canada Day, so there were many yelling Happy Canada Day, waving, and then you would hear much yelling and waving from another section until you waved back and it continued. We were all on such a high from the day and there was more to see.
We entered John Hopkins Inlet at 5pm to see the John Hopkins Glacier. We traveled around 5 miles in, took pictures of the beautiful glacier, but decided due to the strong cold wind coming
down the inlet from the Glacier and our already full day, we would enjoy it from afar. We did see some seals and their pups. The glacier had been closed until June 30th due to the seals and their pups so it was nice to get a glimpse. It was getting late and we were all on scenery overload and there was still so much to see everywhere you looked. It had been foggy when we entered Tarr Inlet so our return trip to Reid Inlet and the landlocked Reid Glacier at
the end of the inlet, where we were going to anchor for the night, was all new.
small areas 
toward the bottom calved, then a large piece, then the largest pieces fell, that produced such a huge splash in the water. It was truly amazing to see such a sight. John along with Don quickly turned our boats to take the wake to the bow, with Steve and Judy enjoying the side to side motion. **smile** 
As this was happening another Cruise Ship was entering the harbor hopefully seeing the wall of ice fall but definitely seeing our 3 sailboats taking the waves one after another. It was amazing.
We decided it was time to go, so John called the Cruise Ship captain to check on which way to exit since they were between us and our exit toward Tarr Inlet. The captain said they were stopped but the stern would be good, so we all p
araded out along the cruise ship, with Steve and Judy putting up their main sail and motor sailing along the cruise liner with cheers and waves from hundreds of people aboard the cruise ship.It was Canada Day, so there were many yelling Happy Canada Day, waving, and then you would hear much yelling and waving from another section until you waved back and it continued. We were all on such a high from the day and there was more to see.
We entered John Hopkins Inlet at 5pm to see the John Hopkins Glacier. We traveled around 5 miles in, took pictures of the beautiful glacier, but decided due to the strong cold wind coming
down the inlet from the Glacier and our already full day, we would enjoy it from afar. We did see some seals and their pups. The glacier had been closed until June 30th due to the seals and their pups so it was nice to get a glimpse. It was getting late and we were all on scenery overload and there was still so much to see everywhere you looked. It had been foggy when we entered Tarr Inlet so our return trip to Reid Inlet and the landlocked Reid Glacier at
the end of the inlet, where we were going to anchor for the night, was all new.
John moves some icebergs out of the path of the Omega with our boat hook.
It was 8pm when Saoirse and Omega tied onto Code Blue in Reid Inlet. Our anchorage is breathtaking…. One way you see a beautiful snowcapped mountain range and the other way you see the Reid Glacier, less than a mile away. We ar
e still so excited from the spectacular day we have had, sharing stories back and forth of our personal day together.
Beautiful sunset
Tomorrow, we are going ashore to investigate…and maybe walk on the Glacier.
e still so excited from the spectacular day we have had, sharing stories back and forth of our personal day together.Beautiful sunset
Tomorrow, we are going ashore to investigate…and maybe walk on the Glacier.
We fell asleep to the rushing sound of the many running streams coming into the inlet.
No comments:
Post a Comment