Portage Glacier
Today we took O.B. and Mert to see Portage Glacier. From Anchorage, we drove south on Highway 1 about 50 miles hugging the bay along the way. The tide was almost all the way out and the birds were taking advantage of the exposed low hanging fruit left from the receding waters.
Waterfall at Portage Glacier
Once there, you hop aboard the ferry and take a 1 hour round trip to the glacier. O.B. and Mert were going to hang back with Benz but the ticket agent insisted they climb aboard (no charge). I felt bad initially because they wouldn’t let us buy them a ticket, so it was nice that they got to come anyway.
On the ride out, there were several 100 ft waterfalls cascading down the jagged rock face where the glacier had carved its path over the past 100 years. Three weeks prior, the lake was still frozen and the glacier could not be accessed.
Waterfall Top
The Captain of the ship said that the boat stays there all winter and freezes into the ice! The area usually receives over 100 ft of snow annually.
When we got to the viewing site some of the lakes were still covered with ice. The captain ran the boat right up on top of it to break it up. He looked like he was having fun doing that because we stayed out there for about a half-hour ramming into the ice. I’m sure he’s just chipping away at it so he can get a little closer each time out.
We haven’t planned anything for tomorrow so it will be a surprise!
Stay tuned,
MM
Motorbike Mike 
I do so enjoy your posts and love the pictures, sound like you are all having so much fun… enjoy and thank you again for the beautiful pictures and up dates on the family…. your wife sounds awsome…
She is, wish you could meet sometime!
I would love to have family come down here to see me.. I love it here and want to show off what I have been enjoying for the past 10 years….. hopefully 10 more years ,but hey one day at a time… xoxoxxo take care ..Jan
I’m gonna repost this, because I can’t believe it didn’t get a rise out of you! 😉
For your comedic relief…….
This guy only had a Citroen and probably no JB Weld! So on the off chance La Jefa starts to balk again, I expect you should be able to build your Dad a crusier with a side car for Mom!!
http://chameaudacier.free.fr/moto8.html
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/23/man-stranded-in-desert-builds-motorcycle-out-of-his-broken-car/?ncid=txtlnkwbauto00000002
Have a fun weekend!
Saw that, just not very believable? The buzzards should have consumed him before he finished if he was truly stranded. I do like the attention to detail, i.e. the kickstand…
MM
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MM
I’m also going to suggest you check out this movie: http://www.amazon.com/One-Week-Joshua-Jackson/dp/B004GSVX9O as a compare and contrast to your trip. You made your trip happen under much better circumstances than our flawed hero in this film, but, I still think you’d enjoy the premise and contrasting it to your motivations.
Lastly, did your ferry captain look anything like this?……… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Smith_%28sea_captain%29 just sayin’……
Yes, that’s him! You never cease to amaze…
MM