Northwestern Fjords Tour

Day 5 June 20

We were disappointed to wake up to fog, because today was the boat tour to Northwestern Glacier. Luckily, by the time we got out of Resurrection Bay, the fog lifted and it turned out to be a pretty day. We saw a lot of marine wildlife, including seals, sea lions (in the picture above), and sea otters, but the most exciting was a group of 6 humpback whales! The captain turned off the engines, and some of the whales swam right up to the boat.

As we got close enough to the glacier, you could hear the glacier "calving", when pieces of ice break off and become icebergs. It sounds just like thunder. You can't see them in the picture, but seals were laying on the ice, sunning themselves.

The captain took us into many coves, and we saw a lot of birds, waterfalls, and just beautiful scenery.

As we went back towards Seward, the fog rolled in again. I'm so glad it lifted enough for us to be able to see what we did.