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We join the cruise
Off to Seward today and a cruise out through the Kenai Peninsula. What terrible weather but what sights we saw. Puffins, porpoise, sea otters, seals and sea lions and then the big one. We ended up in the middle of a super pod of orcas, some 50 of which swam and moved around our boat for an hour or so. It seems we have lucky numbers on our trip - with Nevis's 50th birthday celebrations and a running ...
Seward and Kenai Fjords
... Bay we went through another pod of humpback whales, probably at least a dozen of them. You can tell something about my condition on that part of the trip by the fact that all my photos are either out of focus or not aimed anywhere near the actual whales. Still it was great fun watching them and feeling the sunshine and fresh cool air.
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Hiking up the Exit Glacier
... the Harding Ice Field, from which the glacier initially starts out. But I decided just to start climbing and see how far I got.
The hike starts gently enough, climbing up through wooded areas, and then it starts to rise more steeply, meaning you have to clamber over some rocky bits and do some very minor "mountain climbing" in one or two spots. But it's a really nice trail, and you pass (and cross, on rather thin and ...
They Call Me Raphael
... check out Stateroom 9140, which would be our home for the next seven days. It was lovely, and much nicer than I had anticipated. The balcony was by far my favorite attribute (that and the canapés and bottle of champagne that was sitting on ice on the table when we arrived). I think I’m going to like this cruising thing.
We sat on the balcony sipping our champagne and watched the world go by. Most notably, an ...
Last stop before our cruise to Canada
... the key-cards to which he said no but they were on his list. It turns out that the family had booked a long time in advance and when we'd booked the cheaper room, they were upgraded to another floor and an outside cabin but they had used the luggage tags they were sent in the post. The room numbers were similar but we were surprised that they weren't informed of the change when they checked in. Anyway, the attendant was asked to remake the bed and not long after, the family came ...