The Magnificent Hubbard Glacier

We left the port of Skagway last evening, knowing that we would be at sea today, landing tomorrow morning in Icy Strait Point.  But today's excitement involved some impressive maneuvering by the ship's captain, offering us a front stage view of the Hubbard Glacier, from various spots on the ship.

That was set to start around 1:00 in the afternoon, so we set about enjoying a delicious breakfast in the same restaurant that we visited yesterday. 

How cute are those waffles?  And, let me say...they were scrumptious!

The rest of the morning we spent chatting with our friends, waiting for the exciting moment to arrive.  And, believe me, it did NOT disappoint! We peeked out from our balcony to see this magnificent view!

Just look at the brilliance of that glacier with the sun reflecting off the snow!  How lucky was that to see?

We took photo after photo, but I'll try to spare redundancy.  

I found it interesting to see chunks of ice floating in the water as the water flowed by.

And we were amused to see these seals taking a ride on one.

Marty captured a close up of the blue ice on the glacier.

and, of course, needed a selfie for the memory.

What an amazing experience. 

Dinner was super fun at a Japanese restaurant where the chef entertained us while he cooked our meal right in front of our eyes.  We had a blast! 

Afterwards, we watched a Beatles Band perform, who were entertaining and good for some laughs.  It was standing room only in the theater, but the performance wasn't very long, so we had no issues hanging out in the back.  Actually, that gave us a quick exit when it was over! 

Tomorrow we had into Icy Strait Point.  From what I've read, there isn't much to do there, so we plan on exploring on our own to see what kind of delights we can discover.

I'll be sure to keep you posted....