Sea day, heading towards Dutch Harbour

Apart from doing a lot of reading, we attended 3 lectures.

One was "Breaking the Ice Ceiling - Pioneering Women of Alaska." It wasn't what we expected as it had nothing to do with women in Alaska many years ago. This was about 3 modern-day women in Alaska. One is a small aeroplane pilot, another a fisherwoman, and another woman in the Alaskan Coastguards. Their stories were interesting but by no means pioneering!

Another talk was "War Comes North," which was about World War II in Alaska, surprisingly enough. It was very interesting.

The last lecture we attended was "How Glaciers Carve Landscapes." It was interesting and well illustrated, from snowflake to the formation of glaciers and their erosion down to their final end destination.

It helped the day go a bit faster. Admittedly, we still haven't walked "a mile" on deck nor seen the inside of the gym. We do need some exercise!Read more