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The most memorable experience of this trip
was when the ship traversed narrow portions of the passage to get to the
Sawyer Glacier. We spent most of that period at the ship's fore (the wind
was blistering cold!).
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Almost anywhere in the passage, there are
blue hues of mountains in front of you. |
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Occasionally, you will see islands, some
with lighthouses (like this one) and a few boats, seals, and
dolphins.
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| As the ship moved closer to the location of
the Sawyer Glacier, the passage becomes narrower. |
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The ship had to be careful dodging icebergs
like these (90% of an iceberg is underwater). Remember Titanic?
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Dozens of waterfalls adorn
the passage. |
Behind the ship, the sun was
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| In the approach to the Sawyer
Glacier, the captain slowed down the ship to a crawl; we were precariously
close to land. |
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The final turn towards the
glacier was a glorious scene: a mammoth chunk of bluish ice is just in
front of us.
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| We were so close, we even witnessed some ice
cracking inside a big hole on the glacier. The hole got a little
bigger while we were there!! |
As we were leaving the
glacier
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