On the third day of our cruise, we had a different kind of destination. Rather than stopping and getting off the ship, we sailed through some beautiful Alaskan scenery. The water was a unique shade of green with chunks of ice–some big and some small–dotting its surface. We saw all sorts of wildlife that day, though of course from a distance. Sea lions, seals, and orcas. But the most impressive thing we saw was the glacier.
I’ve seen ‘glaciers’ before while hiking. But usually it just looks like a random patch of snow. This was different. It was like its own little mountain. We sang “Let it Go” from Frozen more than once, because the white and blue ice really did look like it belonged in Queen Elsa’s castle.
Just about every picture looked like it could be a postcard. I was spoiled and relied on The Frog to control the camera. I just got to watch in the binoculars. But I’m glad he took the time to capture the moments. I’ve definitely looked back at some of the pictures and thought, “Wow. I was really there and saw that!” It just looks too pretty to be real.
Most of the day was spent looking out windows or sitting on Mom and Dad’s balcony. We did take a short break and went to a fancy tea party, just for the treats, of course. They were pretty good, but not as good as our daily (ok, maybe more than that) bowls of ice cream.
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