After lunch on June 14, we went on my favorite excursion---a helicopter ride to a glacier in Skagway, Alaska.
I was a little nervous about taking Dave out on ice, but we had no problems. We were all given special boots and spiked canes. And, yes, the people in the background have on shorts. The temperature at the ship was in the 80's.
The glaciers weren't really slippery---they were more like chunks of popcorn sized ice with rocks embedded.
We were able to fly over the glaciers, but also saw the
Chilkoot Trail.
Having just read a book on the Alaskan Gold Rush, I could appreciate how difficult that pass must have been.
June 15 was one of our days at sea---we cruised
Glacier Bay. The onboard naturalist told us periodically where the glaciers had been with the various explorers. The retreat of the glaciers was astonishing.
We saw glaciers "calving" into the water and otters floating on chunks of ice.
It was a bit cooler with the temperature in the 60's, but a cold wind made it feel cooler.
The next day, we cruised the College Fjord.
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