jam19872016

I'm afraid I don't remember the exact temperature. The question was asked but I could not hear the guide. I was the only person not wearing multiple layers and I will say it was one of only two times all week I was cold. The other time it was 41. Definitely plan on wearing multiple layers of clothing for this excursion and this is from someone who found it too warm in Ketchikan for long pants.

Again I cannot stress enough how amazing this was. My day in the Fjord was taken to a whole other level with this experience. If you don't take this excursion, you didn't take the same cruise as someone who does this trip. It is that great. I was constantly in awe of how much beauty I was surrounded by and how lucky I was to experience something this majestic. The tour also served complimentary hot chocolate(which I enjoyed a cup of) tea, coffee, and donut holes. Items for purchase were not overpriced. Even their signature cocktail, called a glacierita, was only $8. It was a margarita with a real piece of glacier ice used as the ice. The tour lasted three hours total. Two thumbs way way up! No way would another tour in Alaska be able to top this. Or would it?

Cont.

Cont.

The Spirit starting to come into view.

Cont.

Cont. Time to head back now.

Approaching a waterfall.

Cont. As an added bonus to doing the later tour, we got to witness sunset in the Fjord. With all the clouds it was obviously not the best sunset but I still felt it was an added bonus to this beautiful day.

Continued. I can't remember now what these were called. I believe harbor seals but I could be wrong. After an hour we sailed off back towards the ship with some more sights along the way.

At this point the ice started to calf. I was on the wrong side to notice because I wanted to see the wildlife we were approaching but I did hear what sounded like thunder booming. The boat turned so we could see the ice again. There were also swells in the water caused by the falling ice. Back to the wildlife.

Cont. Starting to see something hanging out on the ice.

Cont.

We spent about an hour admiring the glacier and the wildlife around us. The boat would do a 360 many times so that everyone could see. Anytime something pretty was off to the side it was super crowded so I would walk to the other side and in a moment I would have that same view but already be along the edge of the deck before the crowd moved in.

And that is the most you can see from the ship. It was said the ship usually doesn't even get this close. I tried to book the excursion months ago on the small boat that gets up close to the glacier but it was unfortunately already sold out. I did not even bother to check on the ship because I figured it was just not gonna happen. Then I heard it announced there were still spots available so I figured what the heck. The cost was $199 and I was a little hesitant to spend that much on an excursion. I am so so glad that I did it. Absolutely worth every penny. There are 600 spots available per sailing so don't wait like I did, you may not get as lucky as I did. Leaving Spirit to get up close and personal with a glacier. A view of your ship that you usually do not want to ever see. Approaching the glacier, you can see a rainbow if you look closely. Closer shot of the rainbow.

Cont.

These were taken later in the day as we were closer to the glacier.

Tracy Arm Fjord: Finally got all the photos from this day uploaded. Warning I am not a professional photographer by any means and I was so enamored with the beauty that I took A LOT of photos. These first few were taken from the ship as we were entering the Fjord.

My mom tried acupuncture today. She is hoping it will alleviate her pain. If it does she will go back for more sessions. Off to a seminar now with the guest lecturer. Today's topic is social media.

Diamond lunch menu. For my starter I ordered the pork belly. For my entree I got the sea bass. Finished my meal off with the malted chocolate and hazelnut cake. It was an enjoyable lunch with a group of people who all share a passion for traveling.

Not great planning. There is a painting class starting at noon also and the Promenade is two giant long lines stretched back to the atrium. Good thing they are not preaching social distancing. O wait.

Off to my first diamond lunch!

It was yummy. My mom had mentioned she didn't like red velvet cake just the cream cheese. This would have been perfect for her, it was very little cake mostly cream cheese. Very good. Glad your enjoying thanks for reading along.

Good morning. There was an event at 930 I wanted to do "walk a mile with Erin" but I was sleeping good so I just kept sleeping. I'll just do my walking alone again 😁. I got my first invite to a diamond gathering. That will be today at noon. They had a group go yesterday so a lot of diamonds onboars for this journeys cruise. Today I think is the better option because yesterday was the unique lunch menu and today they are serving brunch again.

Another day done another day closer to Miami. We should be past California by morning. Good night 😴.