Sailing through Tracy Arm

Tuesday,  September 18, 2012

After breakfast, Don and walked 1 1/3 mile on the outside deck.  It was brisk and foggy.

Later it cleared up and we now have a mountain view from our stateroom.

The way Alaska is, it can be foggy one minute and clear the next, then foggy again.  That is what happened by lunch time.  If it is still foggy when we get to the entrance to Tracy Arm, we won't get to go in.

This is a look at some of the fog.

It was still foggy when we got to the arm, so the Captain turned around and tried again and this time the fog had lifted.  We are going in!  They opened the bow of the ship and let everyone go out there for a look. 
Don and I stayed on the bow for a long time enjoying the views, waterfalls and cool weather!

One of the waterfalls we saw on this journey.

 

 

Lots of ice in the water as we sailed towards a glacier.

 

 



The blue in the background is the glacier.  This is as close as we got to it because of the ice.  We were in our stateroom viewing it as we turned to sail out of Tracy Arm.  The weather really cooperated with us on this day!