May 30 -- At Sea to College Fjord


At Sea to College Fjord
We left the inland passage last evening and will be sailing in the Pacific until about 6 pm today when we arrive at College Fjord for views of the 16 tidewater glaciers.  Throughout the day we had great sailing weather with clear blue skies.  Around noon we could see that portion of the shoreline where we would be entering Prince William Sound.  It was rather distinctive, because all the mountains were covered in snow. 


In fact, the snow was new snow from last week when the prior cruise had fog and rain.  As we entered the Sound, the scenery got just spectacular – snow-covered, 12,000+ft mountains above the water with the blue sky.  At 2:30 pm we went to the wine tasting, which provided some activity in the day of sailing.
We entered College Fjord around 4 pm and for several hours we had views that were just unbelievable.
 Our first glacier was the tidewater Cascade Glacier.
Then we had views of the “college” glaciers – Vassar, Wellsley, Harvard, Yale …  Wow, what a sight.  The water was so calm that we had great reflections of the glaciers.  Everything was so spectacular and picture perfect.  We just enjoyed being on the balcony and soaking in all the beauty.








College Glaciers




 
Around 7 pm we headed to dinner – our last dinner on the ship.  We had Caesar Salad, Seafood Trio appetizer (Bev), Alaskan Seafood soup (Larry), and Kingklip with vegetables in green curry sauce.  Then we headed back to the room to pack our bags, which needed to be outside our door for pick-up after dinner.  Tomorrow morning, we disembark at 9 am for our land phase of the fabulous trip to Alaska.







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  1. EmilyJune 2, 2017 at 4:31 AM

    The pictures are so beautiful! How lucky to get such a clear day with perfect reflections!!

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