Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Day 8: Tuesday, 8/24/10, Icy Strait Point - Whale Watching

Tuesday, we got out nice and early to go on a Whale & Marine Mammals Cruise in Icy Strait Point.

We had to take little shuttle boats from the cruise ship to the docks, where we got to look at a fish processing exhibit before boarding the whale watching ship.

Barely away from the dock and we saw some dolphins checking us out. [Editor's note: porpoises]


Cousin Shira and Mommy taking in the breeze.

Bald Eagle eating. . .something.

Mommy, Grandma Shelly, and cousin Shira.

A fishing boat.

Thar she blows!!!

A humpback whale has lungs like two Volkswagen Beetles. They come to the surface and exhale an enormous plume of steamy air before diving back into the water.







Paul was very. . ."impressed" by all the amazing nature. Note to self: don't sign up for activities during nap time.

Um, "cruise" control?





We saw several mother-calf pairs, or maybe the same pair several times. There were definitely at least two discrete pods that followed us for a while.

This is not one of those pods.

Some seals decided to check us out, too. [Editor's note: Sea Lions]


These are not those seals.

Hope you enjoyed the "tale" of our whale watching adventure!

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