Day 6 The Glacier

Today we are at sea and going to the glacier. On the way we were able to see a number of whales, a few sea lions, many puffins and several bear. The most spectacular sight was the glacier with its calving. While we were looking at the glacier the largest piece of glacial ice I have ever seen fell off into the waters. Many of the crew said they have never seen such a large chunk fall yet the face of the glacier changed very little. It is hard to describe what happens when the glacier calves except you hear what is like a shot gun shot and woweee the ice falls into the water. You really should come up to Alaska and discover its true beauty unharmed by large cities and traffic jams. Remember the largest city is a little over a whopping 45,000.