Everywhere I looked during this cruise evoked in me a kind of wonderment that I don't experience on a daily basis. I live in the beauty of the Montana mountains, yet STILL I miss it all too often. The natural world around me. When I'm in the routine of my everyday, it's so easy to look past these things while we focus on our tasks, technology, and obligations.
Hike in Glacier Bay National Park (Jenny Johnston)
Alaska didn't let me "miss it". From the giant blue masses of ice floating by our boat, to the blinding green of our forest hikes. Even the things unseen - wildlife we knew hid behind the thick woods and below the waters - added to the mystery of what we were getting to be a part of during this trip. One event that did NOT hide itself was the calving of Marjorie Glacier!
Marjorie Glacier - wall of ice is 300 feet high! (Jenny Johnston)
The passengers of the Chichagof Dream sat for over an hour as Marjorie's captive audience. You might ask, "How can you sit and stare at a piece of ice for that long?" Well, when the performer is a show off, it's an easy task. We were fortunate enough to experience this glacier CALVE multiple times from the bow deck! And I say EXPERIENCE because it doesn't just entail nonchalantly watching pieces of ice fall from this massive wall. You SEE it starting to happen, you HEAR the THUNDER, you WATCH the subsequent splashes as ice hits the water below, then you WAIT for the gulls to swarm the site to take advantage of stunned fish (clever gulls!) Where the lost ice once was is now a shade of blue that I have yet to find the right words to describe fully. It is INCREDIBLE!
Each and every iceberg we passed afterwards made me of Marjorie. And they served as reminders of the world's natural wonders...so many of which I was in the midst of just by being in this untouched place. Nope, Alaska wasn't going to let me "miss it".
Mary has kept in regular contact and prepared me for everything so far
Michael Sinner
3 weeks ago
Very prompt responses. Erin found us the trip we were looking for and gave us good advice.
Nancy Brown-Koeller
1 month ago
I don’t have the words to describe it but the last week has been one of the best I can remember. 6 days of adventure in South East Alaska including trekking through lush rain forest, sitting in silence listening to glaciers calving, up early to see the northern lights, kayaking and stupidly swimming in iceberg frozen waters ! (That actually hurt).
Animal sightings including black and brown bears, Minke and hundreds of Humpack Whales, porpoises, sea lions, mountain goats, harbour seals, bald eagles, salmon and more birds than I can count. Wonderful friends and connections made. A huge shout out to Trevor and his totally amazing crew on the Admiralty Dream whose energy and enthusiasm made this most incredible experience.
DAVID JAMES
1 month ago
From the initial booking all the way through the trip, this was by far our favorite trip. Small boat travel is the only way to see a location. The excursions were so much more than I could explain. The locations were remote and awesome.
Lori I
2 months ago
Personal, knowledgeable service. We felt so informed and supported before our trip. Highly recommend and would use again.
