Glacier Bay

We didn't get any northern lights wake-up call last night :( it ended up being too cloudy. After our orca sighting, our boat was also recruited by the Coast Guard to help with a search and rescue in our area while they got helicopters and boats out to the area. It's kinda neat that everyone pitches in in these remote regions. We don't have any update, but it was called off before midnight, and we arrived in Glacier Bay on schedule this morning.

It's been a very cloudy, foggy, and occasionally rainy day today, so visibility hasn't been the greatest. We hung out near (look up glacier name) glacier before breakfast and then, during breakfast, made our way towards Margerie Glacier. Along the way, we saw a bunch of sea otters playing around right outside our boat! At Margerie Glacier, we witnessed a few small calving events and saw some seals resting on chunks of ice in the distance. One of Holland America's smaller ships was there with us, and we were all very grateful to be on the small boat closer to the action.

We've continued to see occasional humpbacks and sea otters, but nothing like their respective spectacles last night and at breakfast. Our next wildlife hub was South Marble Island, which is home to many stellar sea lions and lots of birds, including puffins!

Our next stop is Bartlett Cove, where we will plant our feet on firm ground for the first time since leaving Sitka, visit the visitor's center, and have the chance to walk a short trail. We've also been told we have wifi access, so I've been prepping the posts from the past few days. It's also the site of our polar plunge! So far, there's only 8 of us signed up, but some of them are working on bribing others, so we reach the required 15 to convince some of the crew to join us.Read more