Spruce Tip Lodge
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Oh my aching... everything!
... for many years. His wife also went out with us today and his boat was huge! It had a trawler chassis that had been retrofitted to have a full cabin / living quarters. Yesterday his party of four caught 35 fish so we were excited about our chances for today. On our way out to the spot we saw a humpback whale right near shore, and also right beside some kayakers! They got more than they were expecting out of ...
Glacier Bay
... didn't fully begin to grasp their size until I saw a different cruise ship - even larger than ours - in front of the Grand Pacific Glacier. The glacier completely dwarfed the cruise ship!
The Captain sat in front of Margerie Glacier for an hour or so, giving time for the glacier to calve. Every twenty minutes or so he turned the ship around so the other side was facing the glacier. This was so the people watching from their balconies ...
Ziplines and Whales and Knitters...Oh My!
... a fantastic time. Until they began to get tired…and fall behind. Eventually it became clear that they would have to be towed back in, which they were….still giggling and laughing the whole way in. They took it much better than I would have. As for me, I was glad that a) we didn’t have to be towed in, and b) neither I, nor a whale, tipped over our kayak.
After a couple of hours we returned to shore, and just made the ...
Our day on Glacier Bay
... a location where the Pacific Plate of the earth’s crust runs into the North American plate. This helps create the mountains in the region. So with the plates punching up thru the earth’s crust along with the glacier carving the earth’s surface, the bay is a special place to see and understand how these two forces of nature join together to create land and sea that is the Glacier Bay National Park. The park is enormous as the stage for this play of ...
Glacier Bay
... ate at an Italian restaurant. The waiter kept telling Megan riddles. So after that we went to the kids club. After that we went to a room that had tables that had video games on them. At ten-thirty we went to a dessert extravaganza. Yum. There were so many deserts. We went and played ping pong with some Irish kids that we met on the ship. We stayed there until about 12:30 am. We ate a few more desserts and then went to bed.
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Glacier Bay Lodge
199 Barlett Cove, Gustavus | 3 star hotelfrom $180 -
Glacier Bay's Bear Track Inn
255 Rink Creek Rd., Gustavus | 2 star hotelfrom $431 -
Glacier Bay Country Inn
1 Tong Rd, Gustavus | 3 star hotelfrom $684
