Mom & pup lounging in the sun aboard an iceberg in Tracy Arm

We awoke to a beautiful blue sunny sky and pulled anchor at 6:00am to make the 24 mile trip up Tracy Arm to one of the glaciers. We were heading east right into the sun which made it a bit of a challenge to see the smaller “bergies’, but it was absolutely gorgeous and such a new adventure. South Sawyer Glacier looked clogged with icebergs so we headed to North Sawyer. When we were fairly close (but still couldn’t see the glacier) I thought we should stop, but David kept going, navigating beautifully through the myriad of icebergs. He made the right decision, and at 9:45 we arrived at the glacier. It was that gorgeous blue color you see in photographs and totally and completely awesome. Visibility was much better going back and the rock formations and colors were unbelievable. We saw a family of seals, with one Mom and her pup fairly close, lounging on an iceberg. We had trouble finding the navigational buoys on our way out of the channel as some large icebergs floated to the entrance and were obscuring them…pretty funny. We still saw icebergs at least 5 miles north of Tracy Arm as we headed for Taku Harbor for our last evening with the Collins.

Tom & Carolyn at North Sawyer Glacier

The Captain & First Mate