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Up Close and (very) Personal
with the Whales
Whale Watching is an incredible experience. A great
congregational point for these magnificent creatures is
at Point Adolphus, Alaska near the entrance to Glacier
Bay National Park, Alaska. Humpbacks are huge mammals
averaging 45' (14 m) and 30 tons (27,000 kg) with large
specimens as giant as 62' (19m) and weighing up to 53
tons (48,000 kg). Point Adolphus is a world-renowned
Whale watching spot, popular with private vessels and
Cruise
Ships alike, where you can see humpback whales
feeding, diving and living in their native environment.
On this day, we were drifting about watching them blow,
tail-lob, breach and flipper slap. A particular group of
9 Humpback whales was especially active. We watched them
for a while and at one point were drifting on a
parallel. They had silently dipped below the water's
surface, when they instantly appeared slightly ahead of
us just off of our port bow (left front side). Suddenly
they turned and started making a bee line directly for
us! Our heart rates jumped, the adrenalin started
pumping through our veins and the crew of Mad Dog Voyager
knew we were helpless to change anything. |
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