We slept in and had breakfast before heading out on the same deck for the viewing today. Again, we spent the whole day out there taking a quick break for the seafood buffet on deck for lunch and a quick change for dinner and then changed back to warm clothes and back out on deck for some whale watching. In the day time we saw a couple of Orcas on the sail in to Glacier Bay and later we saw otters, puffins, harbor seals, and after dinner we saw humpback whale tails and one thumped it’s tail about 20 times in a row.
foggy & misty sail into Glacier Bay
It's starting to clear!
puffins
calving splash
kayaks
this is the one that thumped it's tail like 20 times
late at night finally the sun starts to set
WOW!
the end of an awesome day!
Skipped the show & got to
bed for a bit of sleep before our day in Skagway. I want to note that there would not have been a need to "bundle up" if you only ran in and out, but we stayed out there for hours. Many people ran out and spent a minute out there and went back in. They saw the glacier quickly and when they asked if we had seen any wildlife they were surprised of all that we had seen. We pointed out the seals on the small ice bergs (bergy bits) and they were surprised to see them. No, they weren't close, but I had binoculars and Greg had a small zoom camera. (again, wished we had today's camera with the better zoom) Also on the protected outdoor areas (out of the wind) people were wearing shorts.
Glacier Bay https://photos.app.goo.gl/JAzmqS8cFAmq6mx8A
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