| The two RV Gypsies
experienced a wild and dramatic Alaska in the calm, protected waters of
Prince William Sound, with a Chugach National Forest Ranger narrating onboard
- a special treat. The ship hugged the coastline, searching for sea otters,
shorebirds, Stellar Sea Lions, and whales as it weaved around icebergs,
and pushed its way through bays with 1,700 foot high active tidewater glaciers,
and some serious waves. |
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The calm waters of the Prince William Sound created a pleasant nausea-free
cruising experience. (Although neither one of the two RV Gypsies have
ever gotten sea sick). |
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Below: Tall waterfalls,
lots of birds, and of course globs of bird poop |
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and of course, the bald
eagle (look closely) |
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Below: A raven tried to
push the bald eagle out of it's nest. |
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Below: A fishing fleet |
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Below: Some adorable sea
otters - They were clapping for the two RV Gypsies. |
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Below: Surprise Glacier
the largest glacier on Prince William Sound
Lee and Karen Duquette got up-close views of
the glacier on this scenic cruise.
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| Surprise
Glacier is one mile wide and 275 feet high. These waters are the northernmost
salt water in North America yet surprisingly they never freeze. Surprising
too, is the fact that there are actually 100,000 glaciers in Alaska yet
only just over ¼ of them have names. One glacier in Alaska, the Malaspina
Glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, is larger than Rhode Island.
That is one enormous piece of ice! |
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Below: A surprise at Surprise
Glacier - the pointy tower |
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| Below: The
biggest surprise of all, a waterfall low within Surprise Glacier that
only appeared 3 days earlier - how lucky for the two RV Gypsies to get to
see it! |
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