Lots of Ice!!

Sunday June 10th We started the day by going to Horizon Court for breakfast. We were later than usual having gotten a late start,. We ended up having lunch with a gentleman from Australia, Bruce Alexander. He has to be the most travelled, well informed person we have ever met. Before we knew it it was time to head out for the meet and greet. First we went to the library to enter the Wake Show contest and then we went to Crooners to meet with the Cruise Critic group. About a dozen people appeared and we all had a great visit. We went to the Savoy dining room for the British Pub lunch. As usual it was good. We checked out the art auction offerings and then it was back to our room to check out the Glaciers in Yakutat Bay. The captain maneuvered the ship in close to the Hubbard Glacier. We could not believe how filled with ice the water was. It was thick with ice burgs and burger bits. While watching out the balcony door we had the television on and the on board naturalist was narrating the view. We were so close and at one point the ship shuttered and the naturalist said “Oops, I guess that was an iceberg” That is not something you like to hear when on a ship in an ice filled channel. Too soon it was time to dress for formal night and head out to dinner. Much to our relief the dining room staff had changed our table to a table for eight and we did not have to lose any of our friends. Gordon was wearing his new tie that we had given him and Joan and Marion brought him a lovely red boutonniere to match his tie. We posed for photos and as usual we had a grand time. This was the night of the Captain’s welcome party and the champagne waterfall. We got a glass of bubbly and watched all of the beautiful people go by. There are a lot more high fashion elegant outfits this time. But as usual there are some who have never looked in a mirror. Ken and I returned to our room with plans to change and go back out again but we never left the room again and we just relaxed for the trest of the evening. Glacier Bay tomorrow!! Gordon smiles with his new tie and his pretty flower.:-)