We are finally on vacation!! Yay!! This past week has been so unreal, with the move and getting ready for our trip to America. We have now caught up on our sleep and are loving every minute of our time off.
On Saturday we decided to be tourists and we went on the 5-hour, 26 Glacier Cruise out of Whittier, Alaska, into the Prince William Sound. We were able to enjoy some perks from being Alaskan Residents (discount tickets, free drink refills), but most importantly we enjoyed the uncharacteristic sunny day and the gorgeous scenery. I hope you enjoy the pictures :)
Shortly after we departed, we saw two breaching humpback whales. They put on a great show for quite some time. I decided to enjoy the show in real life, rather than obsess over getting the "perfect" picture.
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This is a great picture to show how windy it is on the boat.
Just look at the poofiness of my jacket. |
The water in Prince William Sound is some of the most beautiful water I have ever seen in my life. It was calm and crystal blue.
Apparently Sea Otters are very skittish, but we were lucky to see a raft of them. I loved watching them do somersaults in the water. Sea Otters and I have an interesting relationship, considering one "attacked" my kayak when I was 15 in Monterey Bay. Haha, story for another time!
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I have always thought they were pretty
cute marine mammals. |
I loved the contrast between the green, black, white, and blue. This area is the northernmost temperate rain forest, which explains the abundance of green and wild life.
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| Nothing quite like a 300 foot wall of ice. |
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| It is difficult to get a good picture on a crowded boat, but this one will suffice :) |
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| And she goes!! If you look closely in the center of the picture, the ice is crashing down into the water. It is pretty neat. |
If Alaska and Hawaii had a baby, she would look something like this:
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| Pretty, isn't it? |
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| At the last of the glaciers we visited on the cruise. Such a great day!! |
In order to get to and from Whittier, you have to drive through a 2.5 mile tunnel. A tunnel shared by a railroad track. So basically, if you don't obey the schedule, you'll get run over. We chose to obey the schedule :) It was a pretty fun to drive on top of a railroad track in a one-way tunnel.
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| One awesome driver! |
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My excited tourist face. Through the sunroof.
Silly things happen when you're waiting in line. |
I love it. As always the pictures are phenomenal. It's SO BEAUTIFUL up there. I'm glad your vacation is finally started. That just means we can start cooing days till we see you!
ReplyDeleteWe'll be there on Tuesday!! Two more days :)
DeleteSo fun! I'm glad you two got some time alone as part of your vacation. :) Being with family is awesome and wonderful, but especially with how much you two have been apart lately, a little alone time is nice, too!
ReplyDeleteYou're so right about that. we have enjoyed the time together these past three days. it will be so nice to fly together too! We've never done that.
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