Hubbard Glacier

Hubbard is a mostly visual experience, so this post is mostly pictures.  The glacier is locate approximately 7 miles up a straight, which apparently takes some effort on the part of the captain to navigate successfully.  Especially because it was super foggy for the first few miles.  We actually passed another ship that was in the process of turning back.  Captain Michael, however, persevered.  We were able to get within a mile of the glacier, which was more than close enough to see several chunks break off into the water (a process known as caving).  The on-board naturalist was very excited about this.

Despite significant cold and wet, we braved the elements, armed only with kahlua-spiked hot chocolate and inappropriate footwear, to see our approach (below).

By the time we actually got to the glacier, the visibility was significantly improved.  Also, the camera on my new phone is really much better than the one on my previous phone.

Other activities for the day included another watercolor class (as it turns out, I have done watercolor before... Thanks, mom!), an ice carving demonstration, trivia (which Troy won while I was painting... life changing prize was a pen), and we were selected to play Family Fued against some of the ship's officers.  Team Guests shut out the officers, and took home super exciting tee shirts (they change size and color in the wash).  I also finally finished my book, which I ended up really liking, despite the fact that one of the three-ish (of like 30 main characters) whose name I could pronounce was killed in the end.  Luckily, there are 10 other books in the series.  But, on to "You Should Have Known."  Watercolor number 3 is below.

Juneau tomorrow!