{"id":8200,"date":"2018-08-21T14:49:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T18:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/?p=8200"},"modified":"2018-08-21T14:49:38","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T18:49:38","slug":"whale-watching-in-juneau-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/index.php\/whale-watching-in-juneau-alaska\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale Watching in Juneau, Alaska"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re in day two\u2014or is it day three\u2014of our Alaska Cruise aboard the Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas, and today we spent a few hours whale watching.<\/p>\n

This tour is one of the Royal Caribbean approved and sponsored tours with a local company in Juneau. The name of the tour company is Allen Marine<\/a>. They sail from Auke Bay just north of Juneau. We were particularly pleased with the boat they used since it was big; bigger than most whale watching boats we saw on the water. You might think that the experience would be less “intimate” using a big boat, but the real result was that we were afforded a better view, perched atop the tallest thing on the water to observe the wildlife.<\/p>\n

Our trip took us north from Juneau, past the Eagle Glacier and into Favorite Channel and Lynn Channel where the naturalist aboard knew that whales were likely to be feeding.<\/p>\n

We only saw three Humpback whales up close and personal, but we stayed with each of the animals for a reasonable bit of time and saw quite a lot with just the three whales. And of course, on our way to and from looking for whales, we took in more wildlife. We saw a Bald Eagle, a Bob of Harbor Seals, and a Pod of Sea Lions.<\/p>\n

We would love to show you the ship we’re on, and we’ll do just that in an upcoming post, but first, take a look at some of the images from our day on the water whale watching.<\/p>\n

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