OK, so let’s all flash back to June when I was in Alaska. Here are some pics from the Glacier Cruise and other fun things I was able to do…

Fernando in front of Alaskan train

The journey begins…

Small Planes

Grass runway behind people’s homes

Train

The train hugged the coastline

Mountain

View across the inlet

Glacier

One of many glacier sightings

Chunk of Ice

Floating chunk of ice

Sea Otters

Wildlife was minimal on this cruise, but I knew that going into it

Boat

Another tour group checking out Prince William Sound

Glacier

Love how glaciers have a bluish hue to them

Floating Ice

As you approach glaciers, you’d see lots of small chunks of ice due to ‘calving’

Glacial calving

Glacial calving begins…

Glacial Calving

Starting to fall…

Glacial Calving

It’s pretty cool when you see it in person

Glacial Calving

Small calving…but large calving has created waves up to 20′ high in recent years

Glacial Calving

Over w/in a matter of seconds

Glacier ice

Glacial ice

Unhealthy Cookie

One cookie to fatten me up

Swiftwater Seafood Cafe

Local joint in the small village of Whittier (pop. 182)

Train

On the way home