Under normal circumstances, I’d take that as a compliment.
I was raised in Florida; before this trip to Alaska on Holland America Line’s Noordam, I had never even seen a glacier. Standing on this immense, silent, slow-moving force,I feel the unmistakable thrill of adventure: For a few seconds, I’m Jason Bourne or James Bond. Massive bluish-white Mendenhall Glacier, streaked with dark rock particles and…