Last week, we visited Juneau, Alaska , where my family and I encountered sea lions, whales, eagles, a glacier, a bear and ate wild caught salmon — sans Sarah Palin. This week, we bring you inside Glacier Bay on the most perfect, crystal clear, blue-sky day.
Glacier Bay was once a single sheet of solid ice known as the Grand Pacific Glacier. At roughly 4,000 feet thick and 20 miles wide, it has retreated 65 miles over the past 200 years leaving the bay and 20 separate glaciers in its trail.
Come with us to the Lamplugh, Johns Hopkins, Grand Pacific and Marjerie Glaciers as our Holland America cruise ship, the Amsterdam, enters in on calm, serene waters disturbed only by calving ice. It’s a gorgeous ride into pristine territory where Mother Nature is fully in charge.
NOTE: Yes, we take to the water this week, as do the Palin’s in Sarah Palin’s Alaska. Unlike Palin’s version, no halibut are clubbed between the eyes as means to escape the woes of public criticism. I typically fast forward through Palin’s show to gather information and rival it with my own, but I simply couldn’t watch as she taught her daughters to shoot guns and club animals as a way to both escape from and deal with their issues. I promise, you’ll find none of that here.
What a wonderfully well-made video Kim! Glacier bay looks absolutely stunning, and that fruit sounds really yummy too! I visited Alaska many years ago, but the weather was nowhere nearly as clear as you were fortunate to have. Glad you enjoyed!
Thank you, Dr. Laci. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Glacier Bay was truly magical. I often joke that we can never go back because, odds are, the weather won't likely cooperate again. Of course, I don't mean it. I'd go back in a heartbeat.
I gotta say, I'd much rather watch your version of Alaska than Ms. Palin's. There is something a bit more authentic about your videos.
I'd love to visit one day. The scenery is breath-taking, full of million dollar views.
It seems you aren't alone, Kristine. Palin's ratings plummeted 40% by the second episode while I'm gaining viewers. LOL.
If you ever get the chance to visit, I highly recommend it. This was our first cruise experience and we worried we'd be bored. There was no chance of that. While our schedule was chock full (with more episodes to come), we plan to go back in two years to do all the things we couldn't fit in – by cruise or by land.