Today we visited another 1,000 person town. It was 40 degrees and raining. We had an excursion to ride with the icebergs! The only time we spent in town was the 15-minute walk from our tender port to the ice boats. I confirmed that my smart phone does quite well in the rain. We were quite lucky to be able to take the tour. The ship arrived early and left even earlier. Many of the crew worked through the night to get everything ready for these last-minute changes. Even so, many of the later tours were cancelled. The reason for the schedule changes was an approaching storm. We spent the morning tendering to shore. Then we hightailed it to the leeward side of the mountain to shelter from the storm. The captain plans to shelter overnight, then resume or cruising tomorrow morning.

We had no idea what our boat ride would be. As it happens, we rode in an open boat. Some others rode in a covered boat. We were very happy to be exposed because it gave us a much better view of the ice. Danita was even able to touch the ice. It could have been a miserable time, but the crew had wet suits for us. We took off our boots, put on the wet suit, and replaced our boots. I won’t say we were comfortable, but we were all in good spirits and having a great time.

No more talking. The day was all about the ice. I’ll put several picks on the website. As always, click the link at the top of the page if you want to see more pics.

Below: These little icebergs are sometimes called growlers, from the noise they make when air escapes from the bottom of the ice.