From Vancouver to Alaska on ms. StatendamFor Alaska go: Alaska; Sam and Fatima, for Vancouver and Whistler go: Vancouver and Whistler | |
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![]() First stop out of Vancouver: Ketchikan |
![]() Does the name Ketchican have something to do with Quechua, the languages of the Incas? |
![]() Sandra´s first bear |
![]() King crabs are delicious and enormous |
![]() Sandra going for it. |
![]() Sandra as co-pilote in the helicopter to the glaciers near Juneau. |
![]() Going up a valley near Juneau |
![]() First glacier in sight. |
![]() A monster of a glacier. |
![]() When ice is under a lot of pressure it turns blue. |
![]() Beautiful. |
![]() Our pilot (left) and the second in command of the Satendam (right). |
![]() The the fligh boat, a bathtub with a airplane engine. |
![]() At the edge of the glacier. |
![]() A glacier is like a living thing, it grumbles and moves all the time. |
![]() A weird kind of ice cone, reproducing small ones. |
![]() As is if she does it everyday, I was scared racing between blocks of ice in 0 degree water. |
![]() Magical beautiful. |
![]() Just beautiful. |
![]() Glad we saw this. |
![]() We fly-boated along the complete 2.5 km long foot of the glacier. |
![]() Sandra as relaxed as can be. |
![]() All this water, the birth place of one of the many Alaskan rivers, is just over 2 feet deep and around 0° Celsius. |
![]() Back to the helicopter´s landing-pad. |
![]() Sandra´s boys :-). |
![]() Fly-boat and helicopter. |
![]() Ready to fly back. |
![]() The glacier from above. |
![]() A sink hole in the glacier, 500 meters wide. |
![]() In Alaska, the rivers start at the top of the mountains. |
![]() Another glacier reaching a cliff. |
![]() Sandra utterly enjoying the ride. |
![]() Going down to the edge of another glacier. |
![]() There are many of these small lakes with melt water. |
![]() Going back to the airport. |
![]() Last curve before landing. |
![]() Back on the ground in Juneau. |
![]() Me and a moose. |
![]() Back on the ship. |
![]() Teak, this is 20 year old teak of the ship´s deck. |
![]() Just beauty. |
![]() And beauty. |
![]() Amazing landscapes. |
![]() Beauty enjoying beauty. |
![]() In every direction the sights were different. |
![]() Hundreds of birds on a small iceberg. |
![]() Seagull, glacier, land and sea. |
![]() When blocks fall, the glacier makes a lot of spooky grumbling noices. |
![]() The MS Satatendam sliding by the glaciers. |
![]() Now ready to steam to Seward, Alaska. |
For Alaska go: Alaska; Sam and Fatima, for Vancouver and Whistler go: Vancouver and Whistler |