Today we’ll head into Dawes Glacier before turning around
and heading out to Gambier Bay. A long
day, made longer by the fact that we couldn’t leave Ford’s Terror until 11:00
a.m. because of the rapids at the entrance.
Speaking of the rapids…we cheated them a bit today,
transiting exactly at high water in Juneau. About four knots of current ran
against us in the channel, but the water was smooth. No overfalls, no
whirlpools.
Ice was surprisingly sparse all the way to the face of Dawes
Glacier. Still, we managed to hear, and then see, some significant calving.
Somehow the sun even managed to peak out during the time we were at the
glacier.
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| Seals on one of the few pieces of ice. |
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| Hanging glacier |
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| Another hanging glacier |
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| What caused this? |
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| Calving |
Erik decided his swim yesterday wasn’t enough and he wanted
to swim with the icebergs. Given the water was only 35 degrees, and knowing
about cold water shock syndrome, I insisted he wear a lifejacket. He agreed,
jumped off the top of the boat, and very rapidly climbed out of the water.
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| Erik jumping into the icy water. |
The trip out of Endicott Arm and across Stephens Passage was
easy, though long. We arrived around 9:00 p.m. and didn’t even bother dropping
the dinghy in the water.
79.0 nm today
1672.09 nm total
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