*Alaska Trip Journal Entry 3*

The trip to “Hubbard Glacier”:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubbard_glacier is a fleeting image in my mind due to the length of time that passed. However, I do remember that the cruise ship rocked quite a bit. It was weird, of course, but unlike most of my family, I didn’t get sea sick. I didn’t need to take drugs (Aw, shucks!) nor did I need to put magnets on my wrists.

The air outside the ship was cool, not really cold but as we neared the glacier the weather dropped. At times when the ship needed to stop or slow down, it did get warmer, what with the sun and our layers of clothing upon us. Yet even just a slow glide, things got nippy again.

Chunks of the glacier floated all around us. Some were slabs of ice that seals would sometimes be laying on and others were just small bits. Hubbard Glacier was beautiful. A tinge of sky blue in stark white and streaks of gray. We were able to see parts of it break off and dive into the water. Along the way to the glacier, there were three Native Alaskans. I wish I remembered their names. They came aboard to talk a little bit about the glacier and their people’s history. They even did a presentation in the theatre of the ship and I got the chance to feel seal skin they brought aboard. It was a nice presentation even though their little slide projector threw off the colors of the slides making it harder to comprehend. They even taught a few words in their native tongue. I only remember “thank you” (“gunalchéesh – Tlingit”:http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/expressions.html).

With that, it was off to our next stop… Skagway!

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