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At this point the ice started to calf. I was on the wrong side to notice because I wanted to see the wildlife we were approaching but I did hear what sounded like thunder booming. The boat turned so we could see the ice again. There were also swells in the water caused by the falling ice. Back to the wildlife.
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We spent about an hour admiring the glacier and the wildlife around us. The boat would do a 360 many times so that everyone could see. Anytime something pretty was off to the side it was super crowded so I would walk to the other side and in a moment I would have that same view but already be along the edge of the deck before the crowd moved in.
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And that is the most you can see from the ship. It was said the ship usually doesn't even get this close. I tried to book the excursion months ago on the small boat that gets up close to the glacier but it was unfortunately already sold out. I did not even bother to check on the ship because I figured it was just not gonna happen. Then I heard it announced there were still spots available so I figured what the heck. The cost was $199 and I was a little hesitant to spend that much on an excursion. I am so so glad that I did it. Absolutely worth every penny. There are 600 spots available per sailing so don't wait like I did, you may not get as lucky as I did. Leaving Spirit to get up close and personal with a glacier. A view of your ship that you usually do not want to ever see. Approaching the glacier, you can see a rainbow if you look closely. Closer shot of the rainbow.
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Good morning. There was an event at 930 I wanted to do "walk a mile with Erin" but I was sleeping good so I just kept sleeping. I'll just do my walking alone again 😁. I got my first invite to a diamond gathering. That will be today at noon. They had a group go yesterday so a lot of diamonds onboars for this journeys cruise. Today I think is the better option because yesterday was the unique lunch menu and today they are serving brunch again.
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On the way out my mom had to rave about how good her pork chop was. I mentioned I liked the different menu and they said the crew were excited too because they cook the same 7-8 menus every week so they were excited to cook something different. The dining room was empty tonight so not everyone shared in our excitement 😆. They missed out on a great meal.
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My mom's starter was the stir dry buckwheat pasta. She enjoyed this dish. For my starters I got the corn fritters and pineapple and cucumber salad. The fritters were good. The salad was a salad lol. I enjoyed it though. For mains I got the teriyaki pork chop and the fish and shrimp. The fish was good but that pork chop? Fantastic. My mom got it also and it's her favorite thing this trip. Dessert was the red velvet cake with a very unique presentation.