Whale Watching-Alaska

I thought I would share another day of our amazing adventure in Alaska. These pictures are from an excursion we took in Juneau. After boarding a large bus, our tour guide drove us about 20 min. from the town to a harbor. The tide was out allowing us to view a large number of eagles that were feeding on fish that were stuck on the rocks. We boarded a double-decker boat and launched across the bay to an island. After docking the boat, we went ashore to enjoy a salmon bake lunch at the Orca Point Lodge

A view of the lodge from the boat

Wonderful buffet, even though we ate on paper plates....

When you are on a cruise.....you want to eat small amounts.....

Below: a view of Mendenhall Glazier, which will be our last stop after whale watching....

Next stop......the light house and harbor seals....these seals climb on the buoy and sun....when the sun comes out.....

The baby at the top is my favorite...how cute is that?

We start looking for whales....first for the spout of water erupting from the sea....by the time I get the shot...it's all tail......

You have to be patient....after a while, we see some amazing activity.....

This behavior is called "bubble net feeding". The whales team together, dive down and release air bubbles to trap the fish....then surface for the feed.....you can tell they are about to surface by watching the birds that circle around......

There are so many bodies in this shot, it's difficult to tell how many whales are in attendance....

All the folks on that boat are crowded on the bow....

They started swimming toward our boat....the shutters were flying....

How about this shot?     I wish it was clear....but this was manipulated in Picasso....

This is where we had fun....a few folks volunteered to take our picture....this is special as we hate to ask other folks.....then we walked around and took couple's photos for them....met some really nice folks that way....

The glaciers in Alaska are unbelievable.  I would recommend this trip before you get too old to leave the boat....There is so much to see....this is just the tip of the iceberg....

I'll be back with more of each Alaskan port.  Thanks for coming by. Leave me a comment if you would like. I would love to hear your thoughts!

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