Today was a Good Day. Â No other way to put it. Â We got off the ship in Icy Straight.
This small town had a good sized canning plant. Â It is now a museum and shops.
We had to tender in. Â There isn’t a dock big enough for the Amsterdam. Â I think one of these lifeboat/tenders would make a great houseboat…
The Amsterdam, and two out of three familiar looking shadows.
We couldn’t get a Holland America sponsored whale watching tour here because they were already filled up, so the Dailylife Wife found us an independent operator. Â This is the boatyard on the way to his dock. Â That’d make a great houseboat, too…
This is the guide’s dock, or the city dock for Hoonan. Â The boat we took is right behind that orange cargo vessel. Â As you can see the fog decided to roll in.
This is where I am kicking myself. Â I missed this photo opportunity completely. Â A single photo panorama from the Dailylife Wife!
This Bald Eagle lives down by the city dock.
The guide said he and his son had seen the whales blowing bubble nets the day before, and if we were up for a longer trip he’d take us out there. Â The six of us on his tour we fine with that. Â So we were off in the fog.
Looming dark shadows quickly became…the Amsterdam…
Then it was out of the fog…
…and into the sun!
What was that?
There it is again!
Yup! Â Humpbacks!
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Man! Â And I haven’t even gotten to the good camera yet…
~Curtis, Whalin’ in Alaska! {!-{>
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