Geographic Harbour 17.8.2022
17/08/22 22:04
Wow, what it day it was.
Weather was simply fantastic: hardly any fog, mainly blue sky and most importantly SUN
As we had already arrived yesterday after a very short voyage at Geographic Harbour breakfast with a great view was a fantastic start of the day. Ham & Eggs with a view and what a view !
By the time it was my turn to arrive at the expedition floor where all the excursions at places where we have to anger start the weather was even better: more blue sky and more sun.
Ideal !
Nicely kitted out with our lifejackets ( rain protection not necessary today ! ) we haded off in our zodiacs deeper into the fjord.
It is very hard to describe ones experience and the pictures do not do justice to what I and my fellow passengers experienced. One is simply lost for words and looks around with ones mouth and eyes wide open.
If you look at the pictures of the mountains please be informed that the white patches are NOT snow but volcanic ash dating back from the huge volcanic eruption in 1912. This port of Alaska does still have around 7 active volcanos.
We have not been lucky as far as the weather was concerned but we also saw some local wildlife: bears ( almost 9, with two female ones with her cubs ). And sound bold eagles still in their"teenage" outfit i.e. not with their destinctive white head feathers.
The bears, usually solitary animals our feeding in the mud flats with mussels and salmon and as their is plenty of food when the tide goes out one can see many if them relatively close together.
More than 1 ½ h we cruised around the fjord to enjoy scenery and wildlife. A fantastic experience.
Back on the ship I retreated to the aberration lounge and whilst having a coffee looked at the pictures I took and started writing the blog for today.
Next stop: Ungar Island > 280 nautical miles away. ETA: tomorrow at around 10:00 a.m.
Some pictures of todays endeavors your can find here and to track my tour click here
Weather was simply fantastic: hardly any fog, mainly blue sky and most importantly SUN
As we had already arrived yesterday after a very short voyage at Geographic Harbour breakfast with a great view was a fantastic start of the day. Ham & Eggs with a view and what a view !
By the time it was my turn to arrive at the expedition floor where all the excursions at places where we have to anger start the weather was even better: more blue sky and more sun.
Ideal !
Nicely kitted out with our lifejackets ( rain protection not necessary today ! ) we haded off in our zodiacs deeper into the fjord.
It is very hard to describe ones experience and the pictures do not do justice to what I and my fellow passengers experienced. One is simply lost for words and looks around with ones mouth and eyes wide open.
If you look at the pictures of the mountains please be informed that the white patches are NOT snow but volcanic ash dating back from the huge volcanic eruption in 1912. This port of Alaska does still have around 7 active volcanos.
We have not been lucky as far as the weather was concerned but we also saw some local wildlife: bears ( almost 9, with two female ones with her cubs ). And sound bold eagles still in their"teenage" outfit i.e. not with their destinctive white head feathers.
The bears, usually solitary animals our feeding in the mud flats with mussels and salmon and as their is plenty of food when the tide goes out one can see many if them relatively close together.
More than 1 ½ h we cruised around the fjord to enjoy scenery and wildlife. A fantastic experience.
Back on the ship I retreated to the aberration lounge and whilst having a coffee looked at the pictures I took and started writing the blog for today.
Next stop: Ungar Island > 280 nautical miles away. ETA: tomorrow at around 10:00 a.m.
Some pictures of todays endeavors your can find here and to track my tour click here
