We woke up to a beautiful morning, sunny and clear so we
decided to move further south and closer for a trip tomorrow up the east arm of
Glacier Bay. We decided on Blue Mouse
Cove to do some kayaking.
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| Beautiful morning in Glacier Bay |
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| The mountains are spectacular, especially on a clear day |
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| Large snowfield that is feeding several glaciers. |
Once anchored, again by ourselves with no other boats, we
got the kayaks down. There are 23 other
private vessels in Glacier Bay but we don’t seem to be seeing very many. We have been storing two kayaks in the dinghy
at the stern and two up on the boat deck so it has been easier and quick to get
going.
We are happy to report that the steering repair was successful. We have full control of the rudder and there are no leaks. There is some air in the hydraulic lines so steering is not "linear", but it is fully functional. Once we have internet again, Steve will get the bleeding instructions for our particular combination of hydraulic helms and the ram.
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Portaging over a shallow spit, covered in mussels.
This is the real "muscle/mussel beach" |
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| Getting back in the kayaks |
Once on the other side of "mussel beach" we heard humpback whales. We paddled around the corner and found 4 or 5 humpbacks spouting. They were not too far away. The kids arms were tired after paddling a few miles so they went to the beach to watch, while Kathy and Steve paddled out to get a closer look.
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| 3 spouts at the same time. |
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| 4 humpback whales coming to the surface at the same time. |
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| Kathy on the left, Steve on the right, a very large humpback whale in the middle |
After watching the whales for at least half an hour, we began to paddle back. On our way back we see many Oyster Catchers and Herons. Mussel Beach has now been flooded (barely) by the rising tide.
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| Two red beaked oyster catchers |
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| A large Heron |
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| Kevin paddling over the now flooded mussel beach |
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| Kevin gets a little game time in, back on the boat |
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Cindy does some SAT exam studying. She takes the SAT as soon as we return
home. Zappa is a great tutor, so she will do awesome on the test. |
Two short videos of the whales....
Whales spouting
Whales spouting near Kathy and Steve
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