Tim and Lauren have gone off to Juneau central to get groceries and pick up mail…we are sitting on the boat catching up on tasks that need the Internet.
Archive for July 7th, 2014
July 07th, 2014 | Author: admin
July 07th, 2014 | Author: admin
Mendenhall Glacier
Auke Harbor is north the main part of the the city of Juneau. It is situated in quite a rural setting – no cruise ships here.
There are many fishing boats that that “live” here – I think that could be why there are so many
Eagles on the beach.
The four of us went for a walk; just getting to the Harbor Office was a trek. Kelley and I walked farther and visited another small harbor. There isn’t much in this area, a real contrast to busy Juneau. We had a visitor
Brave one on a mast on the sailboat near us.
July 07th, 2014 | Author: admin
Today we are stopping at Taku Harbor – we have a short run. This small harbor was the site of a fish processing business; when we enter there are some fishing boats tied to one of the docks, but we opt for the single floating dock that is empty (although late in the afternoon 3 fishing boats came and tied up.
We saw a black bear walking along the water (never got a picture), but that didn’t stop Kelley from jumping into the dingy and going for a walk.
A quiet afternoon –
July 07th, 2014 | Author: admin
A calm night on the hook! Eager to see glaciers, we leave to make our way up the channel. A quick stop to get some fresh water:
Behind us is the water fall, brave Lauren lends over
and success:
There are ice bergs all around, large ones and small ones, crystal clear, white and dark Caribbean blue.
I can’t believe that we are moving forward.
We pass the entrance to the S.Sawyer Glaciers and continue north. Here is the North Sawyer Glacier.
It did calve; we needed to be attentive but there was success.
The South Sawyer Glacier is larger than the North one so we were looking forward to seeing it. A gentleman whom Tim had met said that the glacier was calving nicely and we wouldn’t be disappointed. Entering the channel that leads to it I was surprised that there were so many ice bergs. 
Chuck skillfully made his way through them, pushing them out of the way, and finally we stopped, with the glacier right in front of us.
Kelley looked behind us and found a small iceberg and captured it!
Not the large one, obviously, but a small chunk!
We watched for at least an hour and we were well-rewarded. As the boat turned to leave, Karlyn and I watched as one large piece fell into the water. Watching the icebergs behind us glide up and then down as the swell came towards us, made us realized how big the chunk must have been.
The tide was coming in and it brought back many of the icebergs that we had passed earlier. Manipulating the boat around these made me think that we were an icebreaker.
We returned to the same cove as the night before! Toasting the 4th of July and a successful glacier viewing, we enjoyed our drinks with
Glacier ice!
Happy Days!
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