Shadowmeboy helps close down Alaska on the Bliss!

[shadowmeboy]

 

 

 

 

panorama (not my best one)

 

 

 

 

Sea Otter

 

 

 

Boarding the Bliss!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pulling away after unloading the Rangers

 

 

[shadowmeboy]

 

The National Park boat headed to meet the Holland America ship.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The weather was excellent as we sailed in.

 

 

 

 

Otters galore!

 

 

even a whale!

 

 

scanning the shoreline for bears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[shadowmeboy]

 

 

 

 

 

 

As we traveled further North into the park, the skies started to get darker. Then it started to rain, so I said time fore breakfast.

 

 

Menu

 

 

 

 

 

It was still early and not very busy in the MDR. I had been on deck for 2+ hours before breakfast.

 

 

Breakfast! I got hot chocolate to warm up with Breakfast!

 

 

view out the MDR window. It was raining.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After breakfast, I got out on deck just as we arrived to Lamplugh Glacier.

[Maleficent's Dad]

Great pictures!  We’re missing Alaska’s majestic beauty, so your pics bring us back.  Also loving the dailies (etc) for the Bliss as we’ll sail her in April.

[shadowmeboy]

On 12/23/2019 at 1:06 AM, Maleficent's Dad said:

Great pictures!  We’re missing Alaska’s majestic beauty, so your pics bring us back.  Also loving the dailies (etc) for the Bliss as we’ll sail her in April.

 

thank you!

[shadowmeboy]

I don't know how much time I will have to post today and tomorrow due to Christmas. I did get my Glacier Bay National Park video done! I hope you enjoy!

 

 

[SenatorsFan]

Thanks for all the effort involved in sharing this with us, Matthew! Merry Christmas to you and Susan. 🎄

Heather

[AKR2011]

I always enjoy your reviews. Thank you for sharing your vacation with us, and Merry Christmas to you and Susan! 🎄

[shadowmeboy]

Susan and I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

 

Here is our 2019 video Christmas Card!

 

 

[shadowmeboy]

12 hours ago, SenatorsFan said:

Thanks for all the effort involved in sharing this with us, Matthew! Merry Christmas to you and Susan. 🎄

Heather

 

Thank you Heather! Merry Christmas!

[shadowmeboy]

12 hours ago, AKR2011 said:

I always enjoy your reviews. Thank you for sharing your vacation with us, and Merry Christmas to you and Susan! 🎄

 

Thank you! Merry Christmas!

[shadowmeboy]

 

Lamplugh Glacier 

 

 

 

 

 

detail of the ice

 

 

 

I loved all the waterfalls along the shore.

 

 

 

 

[shadowmeboy]

 

Yes, it was rainy at this point.

 

 

 

 

 

I was still seeing more than my previous visit to Glacier Bay National Park.

 

 

Snacks and Hot beverages

 

 

 

 

 

Each waterfall was unique too.

 

 

[shadowmeboy]

 

 

Ice, Ice, Baby!

 

 

 

 

 

Getting close to John Hopkins Glacier

 

 

 

Harbor Seal

 

 

Harbor Seal with a pup

 

 

Gilman Glacier

 

 

 

 

John Hopkins Glacier

 

 

 

panorama

[shadowmeboy]

John Hopkins Glacier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The glacier calving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starting to head out from John Hopkins Glacier

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is one of my favorites

[shadowmeboy]

 

 

This one is awesome!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holland America waiting for us to exit John Hopkins Inlet.

 

 

 

[shadowmeboy]

 

The Holland America ship with Lamplugh Glacier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noordam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lamplugh with better light and less rain!

[shadowmeboy]

 

 

breathtaking

 

 

Heading up the Tarr Inlet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sun decided to come out!

 

 

 

 

panorama - rounding the corner from John Hopkins inlet to Tarr inlet

[LeonLion86]

Beautiful pictures! Alaska is definitely on my bucket list. Thank you for sharing!

[LeesaB]

16 hours ago, shadowmeboy said:

 

This one is awesome!

Agreed.  That is frame worthy for sure.

[ggooglyboogly]

On 11/2/2019 at 6:17 PM, shadowmeboy said:

 

I appreciated your post here. Sometimes I question whether I should put the journey to the cruise, but getting there is sometimes half the adventure. I love how the pictures bring back memories of the Wenatchee you grew up with, its still changing and we have been over here 12 years. Washington State is so unique with so many differing types of climate zones; Rainforests on the peninsula, Evergreen forests of the Cascades, Ponderosa Pine forest of the high desert areas, desert, farm land such as wheat fields and orchard land, to the deciduous treed areas near Seattle. Yet many people only think of Washington as Seattle, and I hope to share a bit more of our diverse state. 

 

Thank you again for sharing! I appreciate the memories you shared.

 

Matthew

 Actually one of my favorite things about your review is that you include the journey to and from!  

[shadowmeboy]

On 12/29/2019 at 3:21 PM, ggooglyboogly said:

 Actually one of my favorite things about your review is that you include the journey to and from!  

 

I am glad to hear that!

[shadowmeboy]

I am sorry I have not been updating. I got busy, then I got sick, then Susan left with my mother on a cross country trip to drive my parents stuff to Florida and I have been babysitting Theo and my father who had surgery. So my sincere apologies!

 

Continuing on - entering Tarr Inlet in Glacier bay National Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looking back at Lamplugh Glacier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[shadowmeboy]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Margerie Glacier

 

 

looking back down Tarr inlet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harbor Seal

 

 

 

Margerie Glacier

 

[shadowmeboy]

 

 

 

 

 

 

love this shot!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

panorama of Margerie Glacier

 

 

Sea otters