Wilderness trek

This was the best land tour, and well worth the price.

First, a ferry ride.

Meal provided; to be taken on trip out, or on the return trip; as we wished. Hot beverages on tap throughout both trips.
Always a bit too slow to catch the whales on camera, or see with my own eyes.

Penny said she saw them whenever the shouts were raised.

Ferry went almost onto the beach. We disembarked by ladder onto sandy beach (below).
Two old school buses fetched us to a camp where we were issued waterproof jackets, safety flotation devices and rubber boots.


Then led on a 10-minute trek through the woods to a laleside shore.

Here's a close-up of the togged up tourist.

Our hosts checked out every one of us to see that our safety devises were properly and securely fitted.


Then lots of photo snapping of each other (below).
Next, we were taught how to get into those canoes (above) and row across the lake to the the face of the glacier.

It was 'left, right, left, right ... etc, left, right, REST'.

Quite tiring, man.


The glacier was on the other side of some islands like that on left and below.

Had to row around them.




Then, at one of the '... REST' calls, our canoe came alive on its outboard motor!


It was at the rear, and none of us noticed it in all the excitement.




Past these gulls on a rocky outcrop 'island' (below) ...

And we see it in front of us.

This great big mass of ice, the glacier.


Do click on the photos to eenlarge them and you'll really see the glacier up close.



Somewhere about 20 mm right of the centre of the photo (left), a research person is coming over the crest of a dip in the glacier.

Click the next few photos to enlarge them and you can see a group of them.

Then it was time to leave.

As another canoe took its turn to come up for a closer look.







Below, turning right, we saw another canoe (it was ahead of ours) leading the way back to camp.


The way back (above) was just as wide and beautiful.


Return trek through the woods.


Bussed to the beach.




There's our ferry.




And, below, the boarding steps.




And there ..... are the two old school buses.


They'll work their lives out, here on this little camp out in the wilderness.






A large school of walrus (or sea-lions?) sunning on rocks on our way back.



Just made it off before the rains came.


Fortunately it stopped along the way to Skagway.

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