29 June 08, Sunday
We took a slow drive along an estuary and followed the shoreline to see the tide going out; boy there flows a lot of water in and out every day. We did not see the beluga whales that were supposed to be around, but the scenery was extraordinary.
I climbed a bit from a parking spot and picked up some snow to throw at Gertraut.
Our way continued to the Exit glacier and I had to jump over creeks and climb on rocks to reach the bottom of it. Then I broke a small piece loose and ate thousands of years old very clear ice. I took some to some along to share with Gertraut; it is very dense and lasts a long time in your mouth.
There was enough time to book a boat tour to get close to the Aialik or to the Holgate glacier. It was very hard to decide which tour to book; all promise a lot but what you see depends a lot on the weather and on the willingness of the captain.
We got a spot on the waters-edge campground and we booked for two nights: N 60º 06.756’ W 149º 26.268’
