Margerie Glacier, Glacier Bay, Alaska

I've pulled together my favourite shots of this spectacular glacier.

According to Wikipedia, Margerie Glacier is 21 miles long and is an excellent example of a tide-water glacier! Its height above water is 250 feet, and is extends another 100 feet below the water line.

Debris!

What I had not realised is how powerful glaciers sound. It was really exciting listening to all the cracking, ripping and tumbling of ice and debris as it split off the glacier and crashed down into the calm water. You can't hear brilliantly in this video but it gives you an idea.

On this trip we also saw the John Hopkins glacier but I don’t have any photos. Sorry guys.

Zuiderdam, Vancouver to Juneau, Holland America

The Zuiderdam, viewed from above in Juneau. This 10 storey ship had multiple pools, a fantastic gym, a theatre and loads of food! Plus a library and a basketball court on the top deck.

Deck 10 -must've been a good book...

Views in Glacier Bay, Alaska. This is the Margerie Glacier which goes 200 miles back to the Canadian boarder.

Little tiny chunks of ice floating downstream from the glaciers.


Can you spot the mountain goat?

View from our cabin window. Now what was that book? Truman Capote?

This is where the bears hang out. We didn't see any though. Whilst playing table tennis, we saw a pod of whales flicking their tails and a pair of dolphins.