There was no port of call today. Instead we sailed into the awe-inspiring National Park area called Glacier Bay.
The ship picked up two National Park rangers and a Tlingil First Nation lady in the morning. The rangers gave us information over the ship's P.A. system and we watched from the bow and the promenade deck.
We cruised very slowly to Marjorie Glacier and while we there two large pieces and one small piece fell into the sea with a crash. We also heard a large crack. This glacier is growing while most of the others are retreating.
The big ship turned around very slowly and we were able to cruise very close to three more glaciers. We saw a brown animal in the water and assumed it was a sea otter. There were also many sea lions.
The ranger gave a talk about the bay and explained what a wilderness is. This place was wilder than anywhere we have ever been. The Tlingil lady told us how she learned her traditional language on the internet and showed us a fish hook that was invented by her people thousands of years ago and still works well.
We had a very moving and educational day.
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