We’d checked the weather report yesterday, and today was supposed to be just as bad – cold and raining. We awoke to see that somehow, the weather report was wrong, and instead, it was cold and windy! This is much better than rainy! We were picked up by the bus at 9, and headed out towards the glacier national park. Along the way, the tour guide said that around the next turn, we’d pass what they call “the curve of sighs”. 
I didn’t know exactly what that meant except when we went past the turn, we had our first sight of the glacier. We of course all piled out of the bus to get pictures, and I probably should’ve put some rocks in my pocket to keep from being blown away. It was SOOO windy. I honestly have never felt wind like this in my life. I am not sure if there are no trees here because the wind would knock them over, or if there is wind because there are no trees, but either way, I can’t even describe the amount of wind that is constantly blowing here. You can be walking right next to someone and not be able to hear them shout because the wind is so loud in your ears. Incredible.
After a 90 minute bus ride, we arrived at the park. This is where you can walk around and get as close as possible to the glaciers. Glaciers are basically a river of ice. 
Melted snow slides down the mountain to the valleys, and freezes again at the bottom, and does this continually as it builds the glacier. The faces of the glacier, the part closest to the lake, chip off every few minutes. Like I mentioned yesterday, you hear a thunderous sound with some pops like bullets, and then you might see something the size of a snowball fall off the front, or you might see an entire sheet of ice break off. It happens every few minutes in the summer as it is “warm” outside. Unfortunately, there is no where that you can get close enough to touch them because it is too dangerous. The pieces of ice breaking off can ricochet off as far as 30 meters! But today’s pictures are WAY better than yesterday since we didn’t have fog, shade, and rain getting in the way!
Once back at the hotel, we spent a couple hours trying to figure out what to do tomorrow since our flight isn’t ‘till
We arrived with a reservation, so we didn’t have to wait the 1 hour wait that walk-ins did. We ordered one serving of lamb, and planned to share it. Good thing, because It could’ve fed at least three. So, everyone was right. We got a ton of good food for really cheap, and went home full and sleepy.
2 comments:
That first picture isn't that impressive until you click on it and see it full screen.
The people at the railing really give it a sense of scale. That is a lot of ice!
Those pictures are awesome! Very jealous. But love hearing that you're having a great time.
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