INCREDIBLE morning! We got so so so lucky with the weather – sunny, semi-warm, barely a cloud in the sky and the calmest water I’ve seen yet. Yoga was on deck at 7am, and we were supposed to hike and kayak in the morning. Right at 7:30, Sue came on the intercom and informed us…
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alaska 2012: otterly amazing
Great yoga class this morning (thank you Darcy!) – I woke up at about 6 and got my tea all ready, gloves on… all prepared to work out in the chilly morning… and then I took my shoes off for yoga. Meh. Before breakfast, we had an otter spotting on the bow. Just floating along… …
alaska 2012: “whale-o: it’s like uno but not”
There were sea otters this morning. They are playful creatures, flipping and flopping from side to side and laying on their backs in the water. They’re adorable, and I admit I spent way too much time watching them when I should have been eating breakfast. We also saw some whales, and at first it looked…
alaska 2012: “bear” or “jeff falls into knee deep water while filming”
I woke up this morning at about 4:45. While I contemplated staying in bed, I decided to get up and work out. The exercise equipment is small and compact but it overlooks the starboard side of the boat. It was extremely foggy this morning so it was hard to see much. After a short workout,…
alaska 2012: you haven’t been to Sitka unless you’ve been to Ernie’s
{I’m typing up my journal entries post-trip… enjoy!} We are off! After an early breakfast in Seattle, we took the shuttle bus to the airport where we met up with the rest of the family. Bags checked and through security, we grabbed lunch, as our Lindblad guide recommended. She informed us that there would be…
alaska 2012: polar plunge
{image by susan johnson}
alaska 2012: kissing seals
{image by susan johnson, c2012}
alaska 2012: calving glacier
{image by sarah johnson, c2012}
alaska 2012: humpback whale tail
{image by sarah johnson, c2012}
tickle your common sense: video of the day
ok – this is cool.