Alaska Glaciers & Wildlife

Before the ship made any port stops, we went into Endicott arm to see Dawes glacier. The weather was very foggy that morning and they weren't sure if we would go to Endicott or Tracy Arm, but more so weren't sure if we would see anything at all. Suddenly the fog cleared and it was amazing to see icebergs floating alongside the ship. It truly is a once in a lifetime sight to see and it feels incredibly surreal to be surrounded by ice in the water.

On another port stop, in Juneau, we hopped on a bus and went to see the Mendenhall glacier. It was amazing and a beautiful waterfall by the glacier. As we were walking to get closer to the falls, we came upon a mama brown bear and 2 cubs. It was crazy how close we were to them and they didn't seem to care at all. During the drive in Juneau we must have seen 2 dozen eagles! They were everywhere, sitting on lamp posts, on the road and along side the water in the sand. 

It was also awesome seeing whales on the ship. We saw both orcas and gray whales from the ship and while we were close to the glaciers there were a lot of seals in the water. 

 You can't really make them out in this picture, but this is how close we were to the bears. They were right alongside the trail in the bushes.