This morning, we awoke nestled in the deep fjords of Tracy Arm, National Geographic Quest a tiny miniature in this land of geological and frozen giants. Specks of white ice drifted by, floating on water teal and discolored by the glacial till.

We made our way towards the glaciers and into the ice field which welcomed us coldly. After Zodiac cruising, a number of brave souls lept into the icy waters, defiant in the face of the freezing cold as they polar plunged into the brackish waters.

In the afternoon we left the fjord, heading north when we encountered killer whales who crossed our bow and boisterously led us to a breaching humpback. It was just another glorious afternoon in the majestic waters of the Inside Passage.