I loved the humpback whales. We saw 2 stellar sealions playing with a humpback whale. And I liked the shopping onboard today. Anne had an encounter with a stellar sealion of the 3rd kind. Roxanne Second dive today was great conditions, great visiblity, very little current – a little chilly – but lots to see. […]
Read MoreLocation: Inian Islands, Icy Strait, southeast Alaska. Let’s see. Puffins. Transient orcas (killer whales). Humpback whales. Stellar sealions. Sea-otters. Bald eagles. Oyster catchers. Nesting cormorants with baby chicks. Recently discovered and still unnamed soft coral consisting of 50% of the biomass at some dive sites. This is an amazing place. And my description above doesn’t […]
Read MoreLocation: Inian Island, Icy Strait, southeast Alaska Interesting trip this last week with less diving than normal and a lot more inflatable and skiff excursions to watch, observe and photograph all the neat animals up here – humpback whales, bald eagles, stellar sealions, sea otters, puffins, cormorants, oyster catchers and even orca’s. It’s a private […]
Read MorePoint Adolphus and Icy Strait, southeast Alaska I saw a wolf eel on a wall today. And when he left his spot he went phhhssssshhhhtt straight down. Howard I saw 3 orange peel nudibranchs in a row that were the size of footballs. My computer showed 42 degrees but Captain Mike doesn’t believe me (I figure 44 degrees […]
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