This was a slug at Icy Straits, our second port. He was really neat. |
Shirl and totem pole. |
Me with the totem pole |
This was a towel frog that was in our room that night. |
We went to Mendenhall Glacier the next day. These were some barn swallows that were hanging out. |
Me, Lynn and Shirl in front of the glacier. |
Me and David at the glacier. |
David, looking particularly picturesque at the glacier. |
A stranger took this picture for us. People were super nice about that. |
We also visited Mendenhall Gardens. This was a planter made from the roots of an upside down tree. Wicked neat. |
This was a distance shot from the top of the gardens. |
Lynn, Shirl, David, me, and Georgie. |
The gardens had this heart shaped flower thingy so we took this picture just to be obnoxious. |
This was a lifer for me - a varied thrush. |
After the Mendenhall tour, we took a whale watching cruise. This is Georgie waiting for the boat. |
Lynn waiting for the whale watching boat. |
Me waiting for the whale watching boat. |
This was insane. Apparently, for a few weeks of the year, whales do this thing called bubble feeding. We got to see 14 humpback whales doing it. It was quite spectacular! |
A whale tail tale. |
This was a glacier we could see from the whale watching cruise but I don't recall the name. |
This was a life gull but I don't remember what kind. Maybe Mew or Glaucous wing? |
More whales. |
The whales spouted off before they surfaced, so we could tell where to shoot. Very obliging of them to give us warning! |
So, Shirley decided we should do a tram ride. Basically 1/2 mile vertically up a mountain. It was nice once at the top, but I did NOT enjoy the trip up at all. |
The ship from the top of the tram. |
The evil, scary tram in question. |
Another picture at the top of Mt. Roberts. |
I think this was a junco maybe? Update: According to Cindy, this is in fact, a junco. |
Sorry to hear about the gall bladder but glad surgery went well.
ReplyDeleteThere isn't a boring picture in the lot. You're in Alaska! Me, a sister and our mother took an Alaskan trip (first cruise for me)many years ago. We figured why not start with the very best scenery in the world. Loved every minute of it and your pictures look like you and your family did too.