Glacier Bay

06/30/14
On our second day at sea we have been encouraged by our cruise ship personnel to hang out, relax and enjoy the scenery (They forgot to mention eating as one of the primary activities we should take part in).   At the end of the day we can proudly say we have successfully, triumphantly, joyously fulfilled our obligations to do as we were instructed.  We got up earlier than usual so we could have an opportunity to exercise and burn about 250 calories of the millions we were about to consume throughout the day.  It was our intention to go out on the deck and see if we could spot some whales, but if tradition serves us right we can not go this long on a Leyva vacation without some rain.  Today was that day, we woke up to gray skies and lots of rain.  Never mind whale watching it was not meant to be for us today.    Right after breakfast our ship made several stops so that we the passengers could stand in awe of the magnificent glaciers that surrounded us. Fortunately for us the rain ceased for a while and we were able to experience, Glacier Bay.   After the relaxing morning/afternoon we were invited by the cruise ship social coordinator  to participate in a paper airplane flying contest. Out of 50 or more participants nobody won at the very end. This tells us, getting the little plane through the hoop they set as the goal was  beyond challenging.
This day started peaceful and ends in the same way.  Tomorrow we stop in Skagway and we are finally able to disembark and explore a new place. Our destination is called, Skagway it is called the "Sunshine" Capitol of Alaska, for it's low moisture level.  It rains very little compared to other parts of the state.  We shall see...
Goodnight.

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