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We woke up this morning just as we were entering Glacier Bay.  The views are magnificent!  We saw a number of whales, including a minke whale, seals, sea lions, and porpoises.  It was great fun to watch the porpoises frolicking and the seals riding the wake of the ship.  We had breakfast this morning with a young couple from CO and an older couple originally from England, but now from Georgia.  They were very interesting and told tales of being young children during the blitz.  They have been married 56 years.  We met another couple the other day, who have been married for 70 years!  We made our way up the bay until we reached Margerie Glacier.  It is so enormous and impressive.  We were lucky to first of all, see it clearly – it is a lovely, sunny day and secondly, to see the glacier calf.  Huge chunks of ice fall into the water accompanied by large noises, which sound a bit like thunder.  Hopefully, we got some good shots with the camera.  We had a lovely afternoon walking around the promenade and lido decks, looking for whales and otters and taking pictures of the magnificent scenery.  We had a lovely dinner last night and then went to hear a pianist accompanied by a small group of musicians.  They played classical, rock and roll, boogie-woogie and salsa – great fun!  Dave and I walked around a bit more and then I popped into the casino (tiny) and won $30 in 10 minutes!  We went back to the cabin and settled in for the night.  We have been sleeping like rocks.  It is probably a combination of the movement of the ship and the miles of walking we put on each day.  We will be stopping in Skagway tomorrow and hope to find a hot-spot to up-load the blog.  They have satellite wi-fi onboard, but it costs and arm and a leg!

We are sitting outside the library in Skagway and trying to post the blog.  I was able to get two days on, but am having trouble with this one so I will try again when we get to a different port tomorrow.