Advertisement
Published: August 31st 2009
Yesterday we spent our final day at sea. We sailed through the College Fjord & saw some amazing glaciers. This inlet was found quite by accident. John Muir was leading an expedition in this region of Alaska & the propeller on their ship became damaged & inoperable. While waiting for repair, he led an unplanned expedition by kayak into the area for his fellow naturalists where they discovered the previously undiscovered inlet to College Fjord. So named because he & his fellow travelers named the different glaciers after their Ivy League schools.
We have had a wonderful experience cruising on the Coral Princess. Aileen kept our stateroom neat & tidy. Alex, the Headwaiter; Ernesto & Marisca, our Waiters became like family to us.
We now begin the land/train leg of our trip. More tomorrow.
Advertisement
Tot: 0.147s; Tpl: 0.013s; cc: 16; qc: 70; dbt: 0.0659s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1;
; mem: 1.2mb
