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(left to right) Joanne Pavlik, Jan, Jerry and Joanne Bell (also a Cruise Specialist Host)
(left to right) Joanne Pavlik, Jan, Jerry and Joanne Bell (also a Cruise Specialist Host)
This is what we saw of Hubbard Glacier.
The above, and all below photos, were shot at Hubbard on another cruise.
We’ve certainly had far better days in Hubbard Glacier. This day was cloudy and rainy with very low visibility. To his credit, however, Captain Delavault (our ship’s “main man”) guided the Mariner through fields of crushed ice (and a few substantial icebergs) to within 1.5 miles of the face of the glacier. The white thunder was, if not deafening, extremely loud. And the calving was frequent and quite large. If it had only been a clear day…not necessarily sunny, but just clear. Cloudy days are the best for viewing the beautiful turquoise color of icebergs and the glacier itself. But, the constant downpour and low clouds pretty much negated getting any clear photographs of the glacier on that day.
So…our day at Hubbard Glacier was short and rainy…with cloud-induced darkness. It was a dreary day by any standards. Our departure was even a bit premature due to the fact that the Mariner was being forced closer to the glacier by the tides. Once Captain Delavault sensed that, he quickly made the announcement we would be on our way. And we were! Even though the quality is subpar, we decided to include a picture which was taken on this trip…and some photos which we took previously of this magnificent advancing glacier.
Those of you who visited Hubbard Glacier with us in 2002 will probably remember that Russell Fjord, on the right hand side of Hubbard, was closed off in May of that year. Those on our second trip that July saw it opened up again. They were claiming then that it could prevent others from ever seeing it in the future. Well, they are saying again that the Russell Fjord is becoming Russell Lake and by, perhaps next year, it will be permanently closed off. Once again there are many plans and talks underway to prevent the flooding of the Yakutat area. However, we all know that these are only man’s guesses and that the glacier has a mind of its own and only time will tell. It is, by the way, 76 miles deep, over 7 miles across at the face, and 600 feet tall!
This afternoon we had our Cruise Specialists’ gathering where Jerry showed his Power Point photo show of sites visited so far on this cruise. Our guests were amazed when they saw what all they missed of Hubbard Glacier due to the low clouds! Enjoy the comparison. (Sorry, but we were all having so much fun that we failed to take any photos.)
So…our day at Hubbard Glacier was short and rainy…with cloud-induced darkness. It was a dreary day by any standards. Our departure was even a bit premature due to the fact that the Mariner was being forced closer to the glacier by the tides. Once Captain Delavault sensed that, he quickly made the announcement we would be on our way. And we were! Even though the quality is subpar, we decided to include a picture which was taken on this trip…and some photos which we took previously of this magnificent advancing glacier.
Those of you who visited Hubbard Glacier with us in 2002 will probably remember that Russell Fjord, on the right hand side of Hubbard, was closed off in May of that year. Those on our second trip that July saw it opened up again. They were claiming then that it could prevent others from ever seeing it in the future. Well, they are saying again that the Russell Fjord is becoming Russell Lake and by, perhaps next year, it will be permanently closed off. Once again there are many plans and talks underway to prevent the flooding of the Yakutat area. However, we all know that these are only man’s guesses and that the glacier has a mind of its own and only time will tell. It is, by the way, 76 miles deep, over 7 miles across at the face, and 600 feet tall!
This afternoon we had our Cruise Specialists’ gathering where Jerry showed his Power Point photo show of sites visited so far on this cruise. Our guests were amazed when they saw what all they missed of Hubbard Glacier due to the low clouds! Enjoy the comparison. (Sorry, but we were all having so much fun that we failed to take any photos.)
We finished the evening with a lovely dinner in the Indochine restaurant, Latitudes, with JoAnn Bell and her sister-in-law Joanne Pavlik.
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