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At sea in rough weather

Tuesday August 14, 2018
Glacier Bay
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Haines

Tuesday morning I woke up early and was very pleased to notice that the ship was no longer tossing and turning.



19:24 Alaska time
The fitness center.
I took this picture late on the last day.


I found the fitness center at about 830am.
I figured it wouldn't be too full since the ship was full of fossils and it was early.
I was wrong, it was packed.
There were all of 4 stationary bikes of some sort, and two of those were recumbant (useless for my purposes)
I finally figured out how to use one of their spin cycles when I was told by one of the staff that nobody is allowed to use the spin cycles unless they are taking a spin class.
The next spin class was Thursday morning.
I was displeased.
I finally got a turn on the bike and got in a great workout.



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12:02 Alaska time
Bald eagle on an iceberg



12:08 Alaska time
Majerie Glacier and the Noordam, the one of the Westerdam's sister ships.



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Majerie Glacier and the Noordam



12:55 Alaska time
Majerie Glacier
I took a few minutes of video hoping to catch a large piece of ice calving, but did not see any significant calving.



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Grand Pacific Glacier, or at least what's left of it where it used to enter the ocean.
The Canadian border is closeby.



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14:32 Alaska time
Topeka Glacier



14:32 Alaska time
Topeka Glacier



14:38 Alaska time
John Hokpins Glacier



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John Hokpins Glacier



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Toyatte Glacier





14:52 Alaska time
Lamplugh glacier



15:26 Alaska time
Reid Glacier



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After Jaw Point I finally came back inside and had lunch.
I was freezing since I'd spent most of the last 3 hours outside watching glaciers.

On the way out of Glacier Bay I relaxed in the hot tub and watched our cruise ship float by the mountains and distant hanging glaciers that nobody else even noticed...
It was lovely...



17:29 Alaska time

Getting ready for our second pass by South Marble Island, home to hundreds of Stellar Sea Lions



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17:31 Alaska time
South Marble Island



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South Marble Island



17:32 Alaska time
Stellar Sea Lions on South Marble Island



20:55 Alaska time

We settled into a routine of listening to the dueling pianos at the piano bar.
The performers were entertaining but the song selection was not great.
Most of the songs seemed to be picked for people who have most likely been dead for a decade or two.



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Alaska 2018
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Monday August 13, 2018
At sea in rough weather

Tuesday August 14, 2018
Glacier Bay
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Wednesday August 15, 2018
Haines