Yakutat City and Borough
United StatesPoint Latouche59°54’7” N 139°39’3” W November 19, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 -7 °C
After a hectic week of visiting various ports it was very relaxing to have 2 days at sea. We were happy to laze around in our cabin reading in between toddling off for cocktails and meals. One thingRead more
United StatesPoint Latouche59°54’7” N 139°39’3” W
November 19, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ -6 °C
Okinawa is Japan's version of Hawaii and also the location of a decisive battle towards the end of WWII in the Pacific. Dominic chose to go on a tour of the battle sites while I opted to learn theRead more
United StatesAquadulce Creek59°55’3” N 139°36’36” W
September 24, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
Gegen 8:00 wurde ich wach, der Hubbard Gletscher sollte gegen 9:00 erreicht werden. Eisschollen auf dem Wasser zeigten, dass wir wohl früher am Ziel sein würden.
Der Gletscher ist, wie alles in USA,Read more
United StatesDisenchantment Bay59°58’39” N 139°34’5” W August 19, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
Disappointment Bay is where the Hubbard Glacier reaches the ocean. Small floating ice is all around us as we progress as close as we can. Over the 2 1/2 hours we are here, we get to within 1.5Read more
United StatesNew Reef60°0’7” N 139°31’60” W
September 20, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 5 °C
Today was at sea and sailing to the Hubbard Glacier. The weather was awful, raining hard and miserable 🌧️ so I wondered how much we'd see in the murky greyness. Having never seen a glacier IRead more
United StatesNew Reef59°59’59” N 139°32’15” W
August 28, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Heute gibt es Alaska wie aus dem Bilderbuch - schneebedeckte Berge, Gletscher, Seelöwen und das bei strahlendem Sonnenschein. Was soll ich bei den Bildern noch sagen.
Beim Lesen auf dem Balkon amRead more
United StatesYakutat City and Borough60°3’9” N 139°32’23” W
August 19, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
At the face of the glacier, it is about the same height as a ten storey building. You hear the creaking and then a sound like a rifle shot, soon after a chunk of ice falls off the face. This is calledRead more
United StatesYakutat City and Borough60°2’60” N 139°32’35” W
August 19, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
The Hubbard Glacier is named after Gardiner Hubbard, who was the founding president of National Geographic. It is 76 miles long and the ice takes around 400 years to reach Disappointment Bay. The faceRead more
United StatesNew Reef59°58’56” N 139°33’48” W
August 4, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Bit of a lazy day today. Up late; having now moved to an inside cabin and therefore having no window means the endless Alaskan summer days didn't keep us awake. After spending the morning bumblingRead more
United StatesYakutat City and Borough60°4’9” N 139°33’38” W
August 22, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
It is 7 am aboard the rather ironically called Norwegian Sun . Of course, the morning is dull and overcast with drizzle, which is all we have encountered in Alaska. The locals say it has been a badRead more
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Looks fun!
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Very much the part 👏
Traveler Sounds fabulous! You’re rocking this cruising thing!