The day started off well as we entered the fjord.
We had lunch with a view of the fjord, and we spotted our first piece of blue ice.
We learned that the ice looks blue because the pressure exerted on it over the years compresses the crystal structure into one that reflects back blue light, making the ice look blue. It's incredible in isolation and in larger quantities.
I don't know what effect, if any, it has on the color of the water, but the the water was beautifully clear and turquoise. That combined with the mountains and waterfalls made for a jaw dropping day.
Jeff geared up with his camera and his Disney souvenir cup of mulled wine.
We were supposed to meet him at the front of the ship. We didn't find him, but we found lots of other people. Most of them were friendly though, and one man even took a picture of me and the girls with the glacier.
Luckily, we were all planning to meet back up for the most important event of the day, birthday cake!
Jeff's dad and stepmom had ordered a beautiful cake and put together a great slideshow retrospective of Jeff's life so far. We had a lot of fun looking at pictures of little Jeff.
At dinner that night, the servers sang a rousing chorus of happy birthday, and we finished off the rest of the birthday cake. We all worked to make the birthday memorable for Jeff, but the most memorable part was the incredible natural surroundings.
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