Day 68; July 6: We did get up early and headed up Tracy Arm, the clouds were still high and not obscuring views of the mountain tops. The views of this fjord are some of the best in Alaska. We had a good ride up to the intersection where North and South Sawyer split. Picking our way through the ice was minimal up to this point but there was no getting to South Sawyer beyond this point. Being the early birds worked out as the clouds and fog was setting in as we came back down toward the anchorage. We were the first boat to anchor up for what turned out to be nine boats in the anchorage, last night there were four of us. There was an ice berg in the anchorage that was grounded at low tide. About 8 PM Carolyn noticed the berg was free and floating toward us slowly. About 10 PM it turned and headed for another boat. I tried calling on the radio but there was no answer. So, I got a flashlight out shining it in the boats windows and then to the ice berg until I could confirm the acknowledgement.  We set an alarm for 45 minutes to keep tabs on the berg a couple times to ensure it didn’t turn again.

Day 69; July 7: The guy in the boat thanked us this morning for warning them. On the radio we over heard him saying that the ice berg did hit the boat and it was like hitting steel. Although, he knew it was going to bump the boat he was surprised at the impact. We had a short ride to get to Fords Terror by 1:00 PM (high slack). You can get in and out of Fords once a day at high slack. Otherwise, there are shallow rapids at the entrance. The fjord is just stunning, high rock faces, waterfall after waterfall and beauty beyond description. The clouds and fog moved enough to see most of the sights but at different times.

DAY 70; July 8: Today has been rain and fog nonstop. We can’t see everything but it is still better views than other places. I planned to put out a shrimp pot today but it has been too wet to get out.