We got up this morning to mirror calm seas and cloudless skies. Wow! Anxious to get further into the park and closer to the eponymous glaciers, we pulled anchor and headed north. The scenery was stunning. And with so few boats in the park at the same time, we felt like we had it all to ourselves.
We were heading for Reid Inlet today, but we swung around Composite Island and into Queen Inlet to see if we could see Carroll Glacier, but all we could see was a big morraine. On our way past Rendu Inlet we caught a glimpse of our first glacier here (Rendu Glacier).
A few commercial boats passed us heading up to the glaciers in Tarr Inlet, but we stopped for the day in Reid Inlet. One other boat was here when we arrived, but they left shortly after and so far we have had it all to ourselves.
After setting anchor, we had lunch and a small nap (I love boat naps), then hopped in the dinghy for a mission to the head of the bay where Reid Glacier dominates the view. Afternoon wind off the glacier fought us a little and gave the water some chop, but we it wasn’t too bad. A harbor seal trailed us for a little while. Reid Glacier is not a tide water glacier, it doesn’t actually terminate in the water, but it is very close. Once at the head of the bay, we hiked around the moraine.
As we explored the area near the glacier, the wind got quite strong and we started to worry about the possibility of Wild North dragging her anchor, so we didn’t stay as long as we’d have liked.
We needn’t have worried about the boat; the anchor was holding strong. We spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying the sunshine and the views - the breeze kept the insects away, so we could sit on the deck once the wind died down a little. During dinner a whale popped up next to the boat and we scrambled outside to watch the action. It didn’t act like the humpbacks we’ve seen, so we think it might have been a different kind of whale. It would surface once without showing it’s fluke, disappear long enough for us to return to our meal, then interrupt dinner again with another flash of spout and dorsal fin, repeating the performance a couple more times before exiting the inlet and leaving us to finish a cold dinner.
We chose an anchorage in the NE corner of the inlet in order to get the evening sun, and it was an excellent decision - I can see the other recommended anchorage and it was shaded hours before the sun will set on us. We don’t always remember to take this into account, so I’m pleased with our foresight today.
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