Days Six & Seven - July 28 & 29th - Our Alaskan Cruise

For the next couple of days we are at sea as our Alaskan cruise begins to wind down. I really enjoy the stops we make in the various ports but we won't being doing that for a couple of days when our cruise actually winds up at Whittier.
For the next two days we will be enjoying the glaciers.
First we head into Glacier Bay where we are fortunate enough to take in the calving of several glaciers. It is impressive as the Captain has us close enough we can hear the loud cracking sound and then watch the ice cascade down into the sea.
So many people up on deck watching that it is difficult to be in a position to photograph the calving but you get what you can.
In 1794 Captain George Vancouver described Glacier Bay as being "a sheet of ice as far as the eye can distinguish". Now all these hundreds of years later it is still pretty much the same. There are actually seven glaciers in Glacier Bay including the most famous one, Margerie Glacier.
The next day, July 29th is also a day of glacier sight seeing. We sail into College Fjord where there are five large glaciers and dozens of smaller ones. Some of them are a mile and a half or more across. Huge and impressive. Most of the glaciers are named after renowned Eastern USA colleges. Women's colleges are on the north west side and mens colleges are on the South east side.
Very interesting day and some impressive scenery. In addition to the glaciers along some of the shores we pass there is very rugged timber country and we manage to catch the sight of a brown bear. He is some distance away but still it was nice to
catch a glimpse of him as he slowly, and I mean slowly, meandered down the shore line.
After a day of glacier watching it is again time for the supper hour. More of those fantastic meals with fabulous desserts.
In the evening we again attend the Princess Theatre. I have been looking forward to this presentation all week and it does not
disappoint. The Princess Theatre Singers and Dancers put on the musical "The Piano Man" and it is fantastic. They feature musical selections from Neil Sedaka, Barry Manilou and the Piano Man, Elton John. It is excellent and a nice way to end a great day.