Saturday, August 16, 2008

Alaskan Cruise, Saturday evening, August 16

Yesterday we did a three hour land and sea experience. We had some great whale sightings from the boat! And watched a bald eagle on a small island. Back on the ship we took some extra time to enter a fjord near Sitka. It was a beautiful, sunny evening and the views were absolutely stunning.

We woke up to another cloudy day. Early in the morning we headed into Tracy's Arm--another fjord. Even though it was very cloudy it was a great ride. Lots of icebergs. Beautiful waterfalls. Good stuff.

This afternoon was a land/sea photo safari around Juneau. We headed out on boat first, saw some whales (not great) and some sea lions (awesome). Then to a glacier in the hope of seeing bears (no luck). Very cold. Very rainy all day.

The locals tell us this is the coldest, wettest summer they've experienced in years. Oh well...still an amazing trip.

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