The weather delayed our departure to College Fjord by four hours while tourists who were being bussed in from all parts of Alaska arrived. After checking out our Staterooms we found the buffet line. All kinds of food, 24 hour a day! When we first started or trip six day ago, on the way into the airport, I said to Holly, David and Wendy that I was afraid that I would, when I did get to the buffet think that I would have to eat as much as I could to be sure I was getting my moneys worth. Holly and Wendy reassured me that if I eat just a little and had plenty of fruits and vegetables, bla bla, bla. This advice from the three of them who visited the buffet lines four too five times a day. No lie. I was in bed (my sinus infection may had a little to do with it) by 10:30 pm or so most nights while the three of them went to clubs and shows, having a great time, and of course, hitting the buffet line one more time before they turned in. I tried, unsuccessfully to see the ships doctor when I first got on board. Office hours were two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon. Not sure what he did during the off time. Maybe he wore a second hat as the golf pro for the virtual golf shop on board? I had to wait till the next morning and made sure I was first in line. Being on a ship, I thought I was in for a large bill and was surprised when the bill totaled a little over one hundred bucks. Dr. Andrew, we were on a first name basis, proscribed an antibiotic, “Z pack”, which had me feeling much, much better, in a day or so.
As scheduled, we arrived in
College Fjord at 5:30 am.The rain along with it being just before sun rise made for an eerie site and sound. Thunder and what I believe was the rain making the glacier ice give way much more frequently then it would have with out the rain, was very cool to experience. The sound of the glacier ice giving way, even though I did not witness any calving (more on calving later) is hard to describe. Like thunder but different in a deeper frequency kind of way.
The next 24 hours were at sea and the boat was rocking. Not from all the dancing David, Holly and Wendy were doing but the twenty foot swells that were being wiped up by the storm we steamed, or should I say dieseled through. The captain announced that the twenty foot seas’ were “normal” and that we were not to worry. The next morning we talked to our waiter and waitress who by the looks of them had a very rough night, said that was not a normal rid for them and they were glad it had settled down.
Next posting ….. Glacier Bay National Park
The next 24 hours were at sea and the boat was rocking. Not from all the dancing David, Holly and Wendy were doing but the twenty foot swells that were being wiped up by the storm we steamed, or should I say dieseled through. The captain announced that the twenty foot seas’ were “normal” and that we were not to worry. The next morning we talked to our waiter and waitress who by the looks of them had a very rough night, said that was not a normal rid for them and they were glad it had settled down.
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