It was cold and rainy as we approached the
glacier. Not much to see along the shore as the visibility was poor. Holland
America does a good job with glacier viewing but they can’t control the
weather. The crew handed out Dutch pea soup and hot chocolate on deck which was
very welcome.
When we got all the way up and close in to the
glacier, the weather cleared up nicely. Everyone had a chance to get a good look
and take some pictures. The glacier performed well by calving at least five
times while we were out on deck. Then we all crowded into the Lido for lunch.
Hubbard Glacier is one of the few that is growing
and not retreating. It’s been called a galloping glacier. There are other glaciers
right next door to this one but they are dark and dirty. I took a few pics but
I deleted them because they can’t compete with Hubbard.
