A Changing Place - Glacier Bay
We left Hoonah a couple of days before our permit to enter Glacier Bay National Park. We wanted a decent day to cross Icy Strait to the park. As we left, we spotted a whale acting strangely in the water. It was a calf nursing, and mom was not being cooperative. The young whale was throwing a bit of a fit, thrashing around in the water. No ice in Icy Strait today, and after a few hours we radioed into park headquarters for permission to enter. Humpbacks love this area, and regulations require you to stay a mile from shore and maintain a slow speed. We didn't see any whales as we entered here but spent all our time dodging groups of sea otters. We anchored in Bartlett Cover near the park headquarters, checked out the lodge and museum, ate a meal at the restaurant, and took some nice walks with Jay. It rained.... again, but the forecast for our upcoming week in Glacier Bay looked perfect - sunny and 60 degrees. After our orientation at the ranger station, we were cleared to tak...
