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| Start of a Grand Adventure |
We have just 35 miles to go this morning to reach Glacier Bay National Park. Beginning June 1st, the park strictly limits the number of boats that can be in the park to 25. Permits are free but require a good deal of advanced planning. Prior to June 1st, we can enter at will. Since today is May 24th, we have as much as a week available to explore the park.
This morning, Icy Strait is much calmer than yesterday and
our passage west is quite comfortable.
The water has turned color and is now a milky blue due to the run-off of
glacial silt. Our passage this morning
is marked by several groups of porpoises that play in our bow wake. We have never had porpoises linger so long
and we sit back and enjoy the show.
When we arrive at the entrance to Glacier Bay, the current
will be running at over 6 knots in our favor before it turns to ebb this
afternoon. Our plan is to enter the park
and tie-up in Bartlett Cove around noon – perhaps even spend the night
here. We will wait for the next flood
tide to work our way back toward the glaciers.
So, we did indeed arrive at the park at noon and we are now ashore at the visitors center where there is wifi and a chance to update the blog. As we work our way deep into Glacier Bay, we will not have access to phone or wifi - so this could be my last posting for several days. We must exit the park by June 1st - and I will post an update then.
From here we plan to head to Hoonah where Cousin Floyd and his wife Marjorie live. Barrie is hoping to snag a Halibut in Hoonah and since we do not have fishing gear aboard, he is going to have to get friendly with a local fisherman!
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