I'd originally planned on spending a night in Thomas Bay, the next in Portage Bay, and then Pybus Bay. Since we spent two nights in Thomas Bay, though, I opted to skip Portage Bay and head right for Pybus.
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| Stormy being chased by a rainbow in Thomas Bay. |
The weather couldn't make up its mind today. A bit of rain, some sun, quite a bit of overcast. No wind, though. That's been a theme of our Alaska cruising so far.
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| Leaving Thomas Bay with Baird Glacier in the background. |
We saw a lot of whales today (finally!), including one humpback that was breaching repeatedly. How does an 80,000 pound animal move so seemingly effortlessly? From a distance, the first thing you see is a massive curtain of water, thrown up when the whale reenters the water. If you're patient and lucky, you might catch the whale breaching again. Watching water stream off the barnacle-encrusted skin of a humpback is super cool. My pictures don't do it justice.
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| Not a great picture, but it conveys the idea. |
Most of the whales were just doing normal things. Every few dives they take a deeper drive, often showing their fluke (tail) as they head down.
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| Great whale watching in Frederick Sound |
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More whales
Cannery Cove in Pybus Bay is a favorite anchorage. The scenery is magnificent—mountains surround the southern shore, waterfalls plunge from snow-filled basins, meadows stretch out from shore. It's also an easy anchorage, reasonably shallow and large enough to hold as many boats as are likely to be there.
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| Pybus Bay on arrival |
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We arrived just as a squall came through. Soon, though, the sun reappeared and stuck around for the entire evening.
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| Stormy with the second rainbow of the day! |
52.12 nm today
972.18 nm total
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