Kenai Fjord & Fox Island & Glacier

I'm writing this chapter in December 2005. I'm way behind on my Blog and I'm going to try and catch up.

6 and 7 August 2005 I took a weekend trip. I took a train trip from Anchorage to Seward on Saturday morning. Traveled by boat to Fox Island where I spent the afternoon and evening. The boats that take people around the area and out to the glacier all stop at Fox Island to give passengers lunch. There are 8 cabins on the island where you can stay overnight.

I met several people on the boat and we all hung out together that evening and on the cruise the next day. One of the people wanted to kayak and his wife didn't want to go, so he and I went kayaking that evening. It's the first time I've been kayaking. The water was mirror-smooth and it was awesome. I really enjoyed it. The weather was warm and sunny. I hadn't worn enough sun screen. Somehow my brain didn't think I could get too much sun in Alaska; wrong !

The following morning we took an all day boat to the glacier. It was a gorgeous day with lots of sun. We ran into an area thick with fog, but we passed through it. The glacier was amazing. You can hear the glacier as well as see it. You can hear the creaking and the cracking of the ice within it, and then you can hear pieces of it breaking off and crashing into the water. Little pieces of ice float in the water ... and you feel a bit like you are on an ice cube floating in someone's big drink! LOL. Words cannot describe the glacier; it is something you have to see and hear yourself to really appreciate.