Tracy Arm and Glaciers

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Our first stop the day after leaving Vancouver was Tracy Arm and the site of the Glacier we were to see.  The scenery was beautiful and rugged.  The ocean was so calm that we could hear the swish swish of the wake from our ship.  As we neared the glacier chunks of ice began to appear in the water, gradually multiplying and getting larger.

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