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Amelie's Alaskan Adventure II - A day among the Glaciers

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David Caukill

Tue 2 Aug 2016 09:20

Tuesday 2nd August, 2016

Hawkley, UK

Today's Blog by David (Time zone: BST; UTC +1)

More pictures now follow.

Reid Glacier

Lampugh Glacier

Margerie Glacier

It was very cold …………

Margerie has a baby Calf

The process by which a glacier breaks into the water is known as “calving”. We found that attending the birth is both exhilarating and frightening!

John Hopkins Glacier

Blog Entries

2023

May 2023

Thu 25 May 07:53
- The Birds Have Flown
Tue 23 May 18:09
Mon 22 May 03:10
- Fishing Report - Record Blue Marlin
Sun 21 May 00:36
- The Sun is shining - the Sky is blue.....!
Sat 20 May 03:21
- Same old, Same old
Thu 18 May 21:11
- Not much to report, really
Wed 17 May 17:39
- Progress in the right direction
Tue 16 May 18:58
- Here we go again!
Sat 13 May 21:00
- Land Ahoy!
Fri 12 May 19:20
- Unfulfilled ambitions
Thu 11 May 18:53
- Life on Board
Wed 10 May 19:03
- On the Horta Home Strait (sic)!
Mon 8 May 20:40
- Ringing the changes
Sun 7 May 19:22
- Coronation Street Party ?
Sat 6 May 17:04
- Coronation Day Update
- Well - WHAT a day!
Fri 5 May 00:20
- We have received a message from SOMEONE
Wed 3 May 21:22
- Involuntary Bedfellows
- Fire and Briimstone
Mon 1 May 19:17
- Dancing round the Maypole ..... begin!

Apr 2023

Sun 30 Apr 15:57
- Some miles in the bank
Sat 29 Apr 19:06
- And they are off
- Departure Day minus 1

2022

Dec 2022

Sat 10 Dec 22:06
- I guess you know already ......... we're there/here!!
Thu 8 Dec 23:07
- Damned if you do; damned if you don't
Wed 7 Dec 21:58
- Mea Culpa - after all!
Tue 6 Dec 20:51
- Gentlemen do not sail to weather!
- Water, water every where ...............!
Sun 4 Dec 21:36
- Peter's Big Day
Sat 3 Dec 22:30
- Houston we have a problem .......
Fri 2 Dec 19:48
- Books and bread
Thu 1 Dec 23:33
- It takes Allsorts

Nov 2022

Wed 30 Nov 22:18
- The Moral Maze : Circumnavigate, tough it out or blast through?
- Halfway House
Mon 28 Nov 20:26
- The "Hole"
Sun 27 Nov 22:34
- It's still the weekend
Sat 26 Nov 20:50
- Double Happy Hour v 1.0
Fri 25 Nov 19:08
- Business as usual
Thu 24 Nov 20:23
- Life on Board
Wed 23 Nov 21:32
- An Inspector Calls
Tue 22 Nov 16:50
- Finding our sea legs
Mon 21 Nov 20:56
- The sun is shining, the sky is blue ...... but it is cold!
Sun 20 Nov 13:07
- We're at it again - waiting for the weather

2016

Oct 2016

Sat 8 Oct 07:27
- Of all of the bars in all the world ....
Fri 7 Oct 18:37
- Cute Ciutadella

Aug 2016

Tue 2 Aug 10:10

Jun 2016

Mon 20 Jun 10:37
- Figure that
Fri 17 Jun 07:24
- Out Into the Unknown
Wed 15 Jun 16:48
- Ah ... Tarifa!
Tue 14 Jun 11:21
- Far away from Faro
Sat 11 Jun 22:19
- Portuguese Men of War?
Wed 8 Jun 19:38
- Baiona Blues
Mon 6 Jun 08:09
- Down in the doldrums
Sat 4 Jun 09:59
- Tongue twisters
Thu 2 Jun 17:39
- Coasting the Costa da Morte

May 2016

Tue 31 May 18:22
- Fair winds, fair weather ... however ......!
Sun 29 May 16:25
- La Rana Volando a lo Largo
Fri 27 May 16:06
- On the move again
- Gijon Gargle-blasters
Tue 24 May 18:14
- Biscay Beckons
- A flying start ... to Barcelona

2015

Jun 2015

Tue 30 Jun 13:12
- Hi Honey, We're Home!
Sat 27 Jun 10:09
- RE: Evaluating the weather
Wed 24 Jun 11:22
- Evaluating the weather
Tue 23 Jun 14:15
- Forecasting feets
Mon 22 Jun 10:00
- The end of the line......?
Sun 21 Jun 20:06
- Holding the project together
Fri 19 Jun 18:48
- Artistic License!
- Flores Floribunda
Wed 17 Jun 17:25
- Where's Terry?!
Mon 15 Jun 09:50
- Horta memories
Sun 14 Jun 13:51
- Goodbye Faial
Fri 12 Jun 09:13
- We cannot direct the winds, but we CAN adjust our sails.
Tue 9 Jun 19:12
- Bobbing along
Mon 8 Jun 12:25
- SOMEONE's first, and probably only, blog
Fri 5 Jun 12:53
- Nellie the Elephant
Thu 4 Jun 17:54
- Passage Challenges
Tue 2 Jun 11:34
- Ungentlemanly conduct
Mon 1 Jun 16:31
- Four 60+ Year Old Men Jumped out of the window ........

May 2015

Sat 30 May 14:12
- Brexit (Bermuda exit)
Mon 25 May 14:04
- Bermuda shorts
Sun 24 May 13:33
- That's a wrap, then!
Thu 21 May 07:18
- Be Prepared
Wed 20 May 14:37
- All change! All change!
Wed 13 May 22:28
- Honestly!!
Sat 9 May 21:58
- Salmon or Gammon? Be careful what you fish for!
Wed 6 May 22:01
- Bahamain Rhapsody?
- Immaculate Conception
Sun 3 May 21:29
- Where's Serendipity

Apr 2015

Thu 30 Apr 02:03
- From the Lilypad of .... Serendipity!
Thu 23 Apr 22:24
- Battery Farming
Tue 21 Apr 15:02
- Doggy Bag or Chicken Bling?
Tue 14 Apr 16:47
- A Testing Time in Antigua

Feb 2015

Sun 22 Feb 09:35
- Not the Oyster World Rally .... really!

Jan 2015

Fri 30 Jan 11:02
- Keeping busy
Fri 23 Jan 08:53
- Back in Blighty
Tue 6 Jan 23:32
- Knot - not worth a lot!
Sat 3 Jan 16:09
- A Spectra Eye splice
Fri 2 Jan 16:04
- New Year in English Harbour

2014

Dec 2014

Thu 25 Dec 15:44
- A Green Christmas on Serendipity
Fri 19 Dec 17:16
- What a stitch up!
Mon 8 Dec 12:43
- Paroled ........

Nov 2014

Wed 19 Nov 12:36
- The Birds Have Flown
Fri 14 Nov 15:48
- Relaunch and Recommisioning

Oct 2014

Thu 23 Oct 16:25
- A last Raspberry .............?

Apr 2014

Fri 25 Apr 17:38
- Hard Aground
Tue 15 Apr 13:18
- Valedictory Dive at Carriacou
Sat 12 Apr 15:21
- After the Lord Mayor's Show
Tue 8 Apr 22:02
- Come on you Blues!!
Sun 6 Apr 16:35
- An Oyster World Rally Love Story
- They Think it's all over - - It's all over now!
Tue 1 Apr 10:06
- Poisson d'Avril

Mar 2014

Sun 30 Mar 11:10
- Mothering Sunday
Tue 25 Mar 12:27
- Tying the knot
Sun 23 Mar 22:42
- Are we nearly there yet?
Thu 20 Mar 22:58
- Wait for it, Waaiit for iiiiiittttt!
Sun 16 Mar 12:48
- Spicy Grenada
- Tempting Providence
Fri 14 Mar 12:10
- Grenada News Splash
Thu 6 Mar 23:02
- Come on all you Voyeurs!!!
Tue 4 Mar 09:21
- A Day in the Life
Sun 2 Mar 03:19
- Sorry love, Can't stop!

Feb 2014

Fri 28 Feb 00:45
- Equatorial Erratum
Thu 27 Feb 05:03
- A funny thing happened on the way to the Equator today
Wed 26 Feb 12:09
- Salvador, West Africa?
Mon 24 Feb 11:52
- Salvador sentiments
- Salvador sentiments
Sat 22 Feb 16:47
- Salvador Shore Leave
Thu 20 Feb 11:03
- Inland Excursion
Sat 15 Feb 19:29
- Sanitising Salvador
Sat 8 Feb 12:36
- Big Bluey
Wed 5 Feb 04:46
- South Atlantic Update
Sun 2 Feb 12:17
- Well, Knock me down with a feather!

Jan 2014

Wed 29 Jan 16:44
- In the Ascendancy
Mon 27 Jan 09:46
- For when the Saints, come marching in ........
Thu 23 Jan 11:51
- A Place in History
Mon 20 Jan 11:52
- Strange things happen at sea
Thu 16 Jan 13:51
- Out into the Unknown
Mon 13 Jan 13:48
- New Year, New Challenge and New Suit.

2013

Dec 2013

Fri 20 Dec 08:29
- Merry Christmas to All our Readers
Thu 19 Dec 08:08
- Serendpity Winelands Tour
Thu 12 Dec 15:03
- At last, the Atlantic Ocean.
Tue 10 Dec 03:14
- Records are to be broken
Sun 8 Dec 05:50
- Done with Durban
Sun 1 Dec 15:44
- A Pinch and Punch, it's the first of the month .... and no returns!

Nov 2013

Wed 27 Nov 04:48
- South Africa
Thu 21 Nov 04:34
- Gentlemen do not sail to weather
Sun 17 Nov 10:43
- On golf balls and fishing tackle
Fri 15 Nov 09:16
- Farewell France
Mon 11 Nov 06:24
- Mauritian Medley

Oct 2013

Wed 30 Oct 22:30
- Trick or Treat? ... What colour would Madam prefer?
Mon 28 Oct 09:27
- An update on progress.
Thu 24 Oct 08:31
- Wrapsody in Blue?
Mon 21 Oct 11:59
- No more Cocos
Fri 18 Oct 14:08
- More Cocos
Thu 17 Oct 07:44
- I should Cocos!
Sun 13 Oct 09:26
- Satnavs are so much easier
Fri 11 Oct 23:41
- A Touch More of the Gillis
- Giving it Large
Thu 10 Oct 03:39
- Bali: Hello, Goodbye!
Wed 9 Oct 08:17
- A Touch of the Gillis
Wed 2 Oct 03:01
- Thar be Dragons!

Sep 2013

Sun 29 Sep 10:44
- Diving again - at last!
Thu 26 Sep 04:36
- Back to Basics
Mon 23 Sep 00:52
- Back to Nature? 2 - Litchfield and the Adelaide River
Sat 21 Sep 23:45
- Back to Nature 1 - Corroboree Wetlands
- Report on Serendipity Crew Golf Day
Fri 20 Sep 22:15
- Darwin Departed
- So I said to Terry: "Take off your clothes and join me in the heads .........."
Mon 9 Sep 10:15
- Airborne Assaults
Sat 7 Sep 17:47
- Over the Top
Tue 3 Sep 23:44
- We like a good blow!

Aug 2013

Sun 11 Aug 02:52
- Well, well: Whales!
Sun 4 Aug 23:57
- Verkroost Family Diary
Fri 2 Aug 22:27
- Bags of fun!

Jul 2013

Sat 27 Jul 22:16
- Where away?
Sat 20 Jul 09:13
- Niggle Update - One step forward, two back
Fri 19 Jul 06:30
- Kangaroos, Koalas and Kin
Thu 4 Jul 10:10
- The Birds have Flown

Jun 2013

Sun 30 Jun 10:53
- Not the Hydrographer's Passage
Sat 29 Jun 06:05
- Australia Arrival
Fri 28 Jun 08:15
- This and that, rutabagas and Sara
Thu 27 Jun 19:11
- The best laid plans
Tue 25 Jun 03:08
- Routine Niggles
Sun 23 Jun 23:35
- Vanuatu Valediction
Sat 22 Jun 23:20
- Ultrasonic Antifouling
Sun 16 Jun 23:45
- Naghol: spectacular land-diving and Loltong Yacht Club on Pentecost
Fri 14 Jun 10:26
- Meeting local people
Wed 12 Jun 07:23
- Blog blong Frog en dem no seeum Dugong
Sun 9 Jun 23:44
- Time flies when you are enjoying yourselves
Mon 3 Jun 23:12
- Desdemona's Demise
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Sat 1 Jun 08:55
- Sink the ship!

May 2013

Thu 30 May 04:48
- Good old sunless eff one jay one.
Tue 28 May 20:34
- A word in edgeways
Mon 27 May 00:33
- Peterson's parting present
Sun 26 May 10:10
- First and last blog from the flying Kiwi
Sat 25 May 07:19
- Thee men in a boat (plus one)
Tue 21 May 00:16
- Escape from Alcatraz
Thu 16 May 23:27
- One wreck after another
Wed 15 May 09:04
- when is a trough a depression
Sun 12 May 06:40
- Pacific sights
Sat 11 May 02:42
- Going, going, GONE!
Wed 8 May 06:34
- 3 days of silence...must be time for a blog
- Looking for a Window to jump out of
Sun 5 May 07:34
- A wet patch
Thu 2 May 09:46
- From lazarette to sail locker..a rookie's first 5 days
Wed 1 May 07:01
- May Day! May Day! May Day!

Apr 2013

Tue 30 Apr 06:30
- It starts

Mar 2013

Wed 13 Mar 12:58
- Update on Down There from Up Here

2012

Dec 2012

Tue 11 Dec 23:42
- Merry Christmas To All Our Readers
Sat 8 Dec 05:11
- Business proposition for serious investors and HNWIs only
Thu 6 Dec 05:06
- Absent Friends
Sun 2 Dec 06:14
- Tata from Tutukaka
Sat 1 Dec 22:08
- Opua Outbound

Nov 2012

Sun 25 Nov 02:28
- Did I mention that it was raining?
Thu 22 Nov 04:42
- Yottimet
Wed 21 Nov 04:18
- Peace in the Pacific Ocean?
Tue 20 Nov 10:27
- Rain, rain, rain
Thu 15 Nov 19:34
- OK we are there!!
Wed 14 Nov 04:20
- Eclectic Ecliptic
Mon 12 Nov 14:31
- Did i ever tell you....?
Sun 11 Nov 01:40
- Not a lot happening really
Wed 7 Nov 01:02
- A Fond Farewell
Sat 3 Nov 05:41
- Last will and testament
Thu 1 Nov 06:28
- Yellow Brick Not Working

Oct 2012

Wed 31 Oct 02:00
- Leaving the Loyalty Islands behind
Sun 28 Oct 08:21
- The two that got away!
Fri 26 Oct 09:08
- Cruising at Last
Wed 24 Oct 09:19
- long overdue but revenge is sweet!!
Mon 22 Oct 05:05
- Busy, busy, busy
Wed 17 Oct 09:16
- Sauron doesn't live here anymore
Tue 16 Oct 21:51
- A False dawn
Mon 15 Oct 08:11
- Noodling in Noumea v 2.0
Sat 13 Oct 21:52
- Food for Thought

Jul 2012

Mon 30 Jul 14:02
- Blogging Off!
Mon 16 Jul 04:22
- Happy Anniversary!
Sat 14 Jul 20:20
Thu 12 Jul 23:21
- Civilization as we know it
- Following Serendipity’s Odyssey
Wed 11 Jul 04:55
- All good things have to come to an end (dunno why, but that is wot my Mum said)
Sat 7 Jul 03:07
- Bobbing on the Oggin
Wed 4 Jul 04:53
- Fidgeting in Fiji

Jun 2012

Thu 28 Jun 23:49
- Pacific Paradise
Thu 21 Jun 22:47
- Winter Solstice - the Shortest Day
Sun 10 Jun 17:39
- The Far Side of the World II
- The Far Side of the World 1
Sat 9 Jun 22:44
- Toodloo to Vava'u

May 2012

Wed 30 May 19:28
- Tuesday 29th May is missing.
Thu 24 May 02:18
- Rachel's Birthday Treat
Tue 22 May 22:32
- Going Bananas
Mon 21 May 21:21
- Suwarrow
Thu 17 May 20:35
- A Racing Start?
Tue 15 May 18:05
- Memories of French Polynesia
Mon 14 May 18:43
- Farewell French Polynesia
Fri 4 May 06:05
- Ta Ta Tahiti!

Apr 2012

Fri 27 Apr 23:38
- Torrents in Tahiti
Sat 21 Apr 20:54
- Pacific Paradise
Fri 13 Apr 11:31
- That Bird picture....
- Having a whale of a time!
Tue 10 Apr 06:01
- Head Office's Relocation Complete
Sat 7 Apr 19:50
- Le Docteur Qui en les Isles Marquises?
- Breaking News - Caukill Corp to move domicile abroad?
Wed 4 Apr 00:11
- Ua Huka - Addendum
Tue 3 Apr 05:40
- Ua Huka
- April begins
Sun 1 Apr 06:24
- Report on Day One of the World ARC Snooker Tournament

Mar 2012

Fri 30 Mar 19:13
- Cruising Iles Des Marquises
Sun 25 Mar 00:33
- In Gaugin's footsteps
Wed 21 Mar 11:07
- Just 50 miles to go!
Mon 19 Mar 02:07
- From Frog to Barn Door
Sun 18 Mar 19:24
- Exciting and challenging developments in the few days.
Sat 17 Mar 22:41
- Busy doing.....not much
Fri 16 Mar 18:11
- Not much happening here
Mon 12 Mar 18:32
- Exciting and challenging developments in the last 24 hours.
- The trouble with analogies
Sat 10 Mar 17:55
- A Comedy of Errors?
Wed 7 Mar 21:33
- Memories of Galapagos
Tue 6 Mar 18:19
- Reflections on Galapagos
Sun 4 Mar 22:48
- All Changed but not yet ready for "The Off"!

Feb 2012

Fri 24 Feb 23:26
- Galapagos Offerings
Sun 19 Feb 19:32
- A couple of good photos ...
- San Cristobal
Fri 17 Feb 17:42
- Swimming with sea lions, turtles and sharks
Tue 14 Feb 19:57
Mon 13 Feb 20:23
- The one that got away....
Sat 11 Feb 13:34
- Down in the Doldrums
Thu 9 Feb 15:21
- Goodbye and thanks for all the Bananas
Sun 5 Feb 15:02
- Paradise - not all it is cracked up to be
Fri 3 Feb 13:34
- Losing our virginity
Thu 2 Feb 13:20
- The Pacific Ocean beckons

Jan 2012

Thu 26 Jan 13:22
- Live***Live***Watch Serendipity exit Panama Canal on a Web Cam!!
- Panama or Bust
Fri 20 Jan 20:49
- Farewell San Blas
Wed 18 Jan 22:12
- A Blast in San Blas
Fri 13 Jan 20:47
- Two Swallows do not a Summer Make
Thu 12 Jan 20:24
- One good Tern ......
Tue 10 Jan 20:25
- Eventful 2nd day back at the office
Mon 9 Jan 21:32
- An uneventful first day back at the office
Sun 8 Jan 21:38
- Tracking Website address change
- Off again

2011

Dec 2011

Sat 31 Dec 21:22
- Waiting for the Tide?
Tue 20 Dec 23:59
- Well, we made it!
Mon 19 Dec 10:52
- Family Blog
Sun 18 Dec 22:39
- Rig In!
Sun 11 Dec 17:58
- The Antigua Beach holiiday begins.........
Sat 10 Dec 17:58
- Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
Thu 8 Dec 18:02
- Barbuda in the Rain
Fri 2 Dec 02:45
- Pinch and a Punch: it's the first day of the month......

Nov 2011

Sat 26 Nov 18:10
- The Ship's Company Awaits the Arrival of its Complement
Thu 24 Nov 12:14
- And then there were two
Tue 22 Nov 17:19
- Valedictum in gloriam
Sat 19 Nov 17:17
- Landfall!
Thu 17 Nov 16:33
- Landlubber's Thoughts
Wed 16 Nov 16:45
- Raindrops keep falling on our heads...
- Good Morning Every one
Sun 13 Nov 19:40
- Keeping it up all night
Sat 12 Nov 20:15
- Mid-Atlantic Special Edition
- Approaching half way ....
Fri 11 Nov 22:06
- Just another day?
Wed 9 Nov 14:34
- I know my place
- We will pay for this!
Mon 7 Nov 19:49
- Parting is such sweet sorrow?
Sun 6 Nov 10:35
- At Last - Tropical Paradise
Sat 5 Nov 12:09
- Fortune favours the Brave!
Thu 3 Nov 12:09
- Onward and upwards?
Wed 2 Nov 09:06
- By Praia arrangement.

Oct 2011

Mon 31 Oct 22:31
- Last piece of the jigsaw
Sat 29 Oct 11:21
- Anchors away
Thu 27 Oct 22:48
- So long and thanks for all the fish
Wed 26 Oct 21:04
- Singing in the rain?
Tue 25 Oct 17:35
- Rain Stopped play
Mon 24 Oct 17:34
- Mindelo, Sao Vicente, Arquipelago de Cabo Verde
Fri 21 Oct 11:06
- Sal, Arquipelago de Cabo Verde
Tue 18 Oct 18:57
- Landfall : Arquipelago de Cabo Verde
- It aint half hot, Mum
Sun 16 Oct 18:50
- Oh, Chute (Cruising)
Sat 15 Oct 19:52
- Plain Sailing
Fri 14 Oct 16:29
- Bobbing along on the Oggin
Thu 13 Oct 17:48
- Banksy Unsmocked?
- Reflections from La Gomera
Wed 12 Oct 08:48
- Preparations complete

Sep 2011

Thu 29 Sep 07:26
- Tales of a Voyaging Frog

Aug 2011

Wed 17 Aug 13:56
- Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible
Tue 16 Aug 13:23
- Belated Update due to Fun in the Sun
Thu 11 Aug 13:10
- End of Part One
Wed 10 Aug 11:59
- Six Quid on it
Tue 9 Aug 09:18
- This is sailing?
Mon 8 Aug 06:59
- Doris has a bad day
Sun 7 Aug 14:43
- They make it sound like such hard work
Sat 6 Aug 15:06
- Houston, we have a problem!
- Time to get out of here.....
Wed 3 Aug 10:46
- Welcome to the Cruising Life
Tue 2 Aug 09:33
- Here we go again..........!
Mon 1 Aug 09:01
- The Daily Getsmuchworse

Jul 2011

Sun 31 Jul 07:38
- Ohh, it's all gone quiet over there.....!
Fri 29 Jul 13:58
- To a Rock from a hard place
Thu 28 Jul 10:29
- Well, upon my sole!
Wed 27 Jul 09:48
- Time for the sun block - at last
Tue 26 Jul 11:07
- Rolling down the waves
Mon 25 Jul 11:36
- The World's End.
Sun 24 Jul 11:42
- Out in the Big Blue
Sat 23 Jul 07:53
- Rounding the corner at last!
Fri 22 Jul 12:45
- Cavalry arrives
- Going nowhere
Thu 21 Jul 07:53
- Hello again Guernsey!
Wed 20 Jul 06:03
- Time to go
Mon 18 Jul 21:35
- Exotic Destination No. 2
Sun 17 Jul 11:33
- We are still here!
Fri 15 Jul 22:27
Mon 4 Jul 18:43
- 11 days to go ......

Jun 2011

Wed 29 Jun 18:43
- To the Channel Islands
Mon 27 Jun 09:57
- The Intrepid Trio

May 2011

Fri 27 May 09:24
- Hamble Yacht Services
Tue 24 May 15:52
- Delivery via the Channel Islands?
Fri 20 May 17:50
- Delivery Complete