Alaskan Cruise - July 2005 |
Day 9 - Juneau, Whale Watching & Orca Point Whale Lodge |
In one of Juneau’s marinas
we boarded dual catamaran and set out into the bay to look for aquatic
wildlife. Not long into our trip we spotted a mother Orca and her calf
feeding. After spending some time there we moved on to look for Humpback
whales. We eventually spotted a group of about half dozen feeding together.
They exhibited several methods of feeding and offered quite a few photo
opportunities. After leaving the humpbacks we traveled to Colt Island
to eat lunch at the Orca Point Whale Lodge. After lunch we were transported
back to our ship where the U.S. Coast Guard escorted us out of port
to the heightened alert. |