So after cruising for a full day, the first place we were going to be stopping was at was the Trace Arm Fjord and we weren’t actually stopping.  It was more like a drive by.

First, the ship had to take on 2 Pilots who would drive the ship in and out of the Fjord.

Pilot transfer boat coming in

Keep in mind, the ship didn’t stop for this transfer of people.  You can see the wake the ship is making in this picture.  If you go to https://youtu.be/RtATesu0vBY  

you can see my video I took while they were getting aboard.  (My first YouTube video BTW )

After they got on board, Gary and I went up to the top deck to take in the scenery

Buoys!

Beautiful picture but it looks like those railing need a little teak oil

Gotta be careful

Apparently you have to be careful by the ice bergs.  They are shaped like a pyramid and some can flip causing possible damage to the ship.

There were a few people who bought an excursion on a smaller boat

Excursion boat

That boat came up along side just like the boat with the Pilots on board. When they transferred the guests to that boat, the ship came to a complete stop.  Can’t have any of those paying guests falling in the water 

After they took off, we continued on our way.  We saw this cruise ship coming out of the entrance to the Fjord

Another cruise ship

Must be a popular Fjord to visit, or maybe it is the only one to be seen by the big ships.

After standing on deck for a while, we decided to move to our stateroom.  Why pay for the balcony if you’re not going to use it, right?

Cold

Colder yet

Too bad it was a little windy and cold out there, but we weren’t going to let that stop us.  We grabbed our binoculars and put on our coats (plus a towel for me, guess I should have brought some warmer clothes) and we settled down to be amazed.

Can you see the seal?

Blue Green water is from the melting Ice

Weird ice berg.

Almost looks like someone chopped this one off the hill.

The rounded landscape means there was ice flow there at one time

A lot of ice bergs

Then we finally came up to the glacier.

Pretty blue

The ship took enough time so both sides of the ship could get a good view.  Look at those people up on top of the Bridge.  I bet they REALLY have a good view.  But I have a chair and a drink so, I think I’m better off.

Wanna see where we are?

Here’s the big route

This is a picture of the I-pad with Gary’s Navionics on it.

Here’s the Fjord. See how they made it blue?

I know the pictures are not the same as being there, but it was sure beautiful.

On to our next stop……..Skagway!