The fog lifted with perfect timing. Today, we took a discovery tour with Kenai Fjords Tours into the northwest glacier area of Kenai Fjords National Park. It was a beautiful day for a 9 hour tour. The seas were calm and none of our family struggled with any nausea or sea sickness, thankfully!
We saw incredible scenery - waterfalls, alpine and sea glaciers, a bald eagle, seals, sea lions, otters, Dall sheep, Dall porpoises, puffins, and humpback whales. We saw the baleen of one humpback up close - it had accidentally tried to swallow a bird, and as it released the bird from itself, we got quite the show of humpback oral anatomy! The crew all cam to see as they had never seen anything like it. Yes, there will be photos at a later date.
At the northwest glacier, the captain anchored us for about 30 minutes,mourned off the engine and we experienced all the sights and -sounds- of an actively calving glacier! Amazing!
My parents, our son, and their camper setup.
Our camper, right next door. Tomorrow night we may even have a campfire on the beach.
So, I am not faring well at resteraunts these last two days - yesterday, I bit into a piece of hard clear plastic the size of a silver dollar along with beet salad. Today, the hostess swiped the metal corner of a thick dinner menu into the left hinge of my glasses, bruising my nose and sending my glasses careening across the table! We plan to eat in for the next few days.
At the end of the day, this will be one of those "once in a lifetime" days, exploring the wonders of Alaska's landscape and sea life aboard the Alaskan Explorer in Seward.
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