Writing about Glacier Bay isn’t easy. There is no single superlative that adequately describes it. No matter how prepared you think you are … you’re not. The place evokes emotions that can only be known by physically being there. We arrived early on a Thursday morning, same as any other day. But like Alaska itself, Glacier Bay is so big and so wild it’s impossible not to be a little overwhelmed. All the photos below may be enlarged by clicking on them. I made a short, 2 minute video. …
#52 Glacier Bay
#52 Glacier Bay
Writing about Glacier Bay isn’t easy. There is no single superlative that adequately describes it. No matter how prepared you think you are … you’re not. The place evokes emotions that can only be known by physically being there…
Eliana Cruises Glacier Bay
Eliana arrived in Glacier Bay! “Visiting in one’s own boat isn’t without a couple of hurdles. The incredible distance to get there aside, entering the park is by permit only. The total number of private boats allowed in the bay is limited to 25. Only two cruise ships are permitted to be in the park on a given day so you might see one of them.”
Who Would Have Thunk?
(Wednesday July 27 – Dist: 30.6 mi; Avg Speed: 7.9 mph; TTT: 3:50 hrs)
The Hudson River
The Palisades
I had heard that the Hudson River was beautiful but I had no idea. In some places it reminds one of the shoreline in northern Ontario and at…
#52 Glacier Bay
Writing about Glacier Bay isn’t easy. There is no single superlative that adequately describes it. No matter how prepared you think you are … you’re not. The place evokes emotions that can only be known by physically being there…
Broughton Archipelago Interlude
On the Move Cruise NorthJuly 23, 2011We departed Port McNeill and headed for the Broughton’s, destination unknown. After several hours regretting our choice of directions around Malcom Island, we motored up Fife Sound and ended up in Shawl Bay,…
Lock #19 Scotts Mills-Peterborough, Ontario to Lock #27 Young’s Point, Ontario
Date July 27, 2011Day 29Departure Lock #19 Scotts Mills-Peterborough, Ontario 8:50 amArrival Lock #27 Young’s Point, Ontario 2:45 pmMiles
Hastings Village Marina, Ontario to Lock #19 Scotts Mills-Peterborough, Ontario
Date July 26, 2011Day 28Departure Hastings Village Marina, Ontario 8:30 amArrival Lock #19 Scotts Mills-Peterborough, Ontario 2:15 pmMiles …
Blogging Again
We got tired of writing simple travel logs, today we are here, yesterday with did this, blah, blah, blah…so we’re going to try something different and write about interesting subjects that we come across while floating around. Most of the time it wil…
Dream Catcher’s Great Loop 2011-07-29 12:51:00
Days 324 – 325 Hastings Village Marina, Hastings, Ontario, Canada Friday, July 15 – Saturday, July 16, 2011 Hastings Marina is close to Lock and Dam #18Beautiful flowers on the bridge at HastingsLots of geese at Hasting…
