Our main event in Juneau was a whale watching excursion. But prior to that we had some shopping time in the city. Well, at least Mary got in some shopping while I did a small walking tour of the city looking for cold medicine for me.
We had sunshine during our whale watching ride and saw at least 4 humpback whales today. Ideally the vessel will find a feeding whale that is surfacing every 4-6 minutes. All the whales we saw today were doing 8-10 minute dives so we did not get many opportunities for "tail diving" shots. But one whale gave quite a show for us, swinging around it's pectoral fin, then splashing it down.
I did get one video of a dive, but that will have to wait to be shared until I get home.
As we headed back to the dock we passed a Juneau landmark - the sea buoy where juvenile sea lions hang out. These were busy sunning themselves, with no battles for territory on the buoy.
The rain returned as we headed toward our ship so we got wet re-boarding. The movie "Gravity" was starting as we returned so I hustled to watch it with Katie.
Lobster & King Prawns was on the menu in the dining room tonight which was delicious! And it was topped off with Mary's favorite dessert - Floating Islands!!
It was a very good day.
3 comments:
Hope you're feeling better today :( I hate that you & Melissa got sick this week of all weeks! Glad you all got to see some whales...that had to be cool! See ya in a couple days, Sylvia
Yay for the floating island dessert! I've been waiting to see the picture! Sounds like a great day in Juneau. I'm sorry to hear you have a cold though. Hope you're feeling better soon - enjoy the rest of the cruise.
Lucky you all seeing those gentle giants of the sea , if you get a chance Bill check out my facebook page when you get home and look at the video of Migaloo the white whale that should be passing Newcastle sometime today for warmer waters in Queensland . Its travelling with another whale . Its huge and soooooooo white . Enjoy the rest of the cruise and thanks for the great photos . That floating island dessert looks lovely , I bet Mary loved it . Pat
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