A whale of a time in Icy Straight Point

Overnight we arrived at Icy Straight point where there was the usual list of tours by Zodiac, if you wish to pay, to go looking for Whales etc.
Well we were in the Observatory Bar at the front of the ship and we watched the little boats leave but we could see in the distance some whales spouting and according to our information there were two hump back whales and three Orca Killer wales plus  porpoises and also a tufted puffin and actually it was good to be up high and look down at the animals which were about half a mile away from the ship. Anybody who has tried to take photos of Whales will know how difficult it is. One minute they are over there blowing a plume of water and then they disappear for ten minutes and pop up miles away so you never know where to kook and by the time you spot them they are gone.

Jennifer also did a little bit more washing and ironing, just to keep her hand in, whilst Noel did photos and emails and Blogs. We also got a good bit of strong internet for a short while and was able to have a ‘What's App’ video call with Joanne and the children which was lovely. Unfortunately we could not contact Michael but will try another time, perhaps when we are in Seward with hopeful better internet. I have a ‘app’ on my new camera which takes time lapse photos and so I thought I would try it out and put it on the tripod but when in a stable position the camera looked nicely at the bar of the balcony glass and so that was no go and in the process of folding the tripod away, one of the legs broke which now means I need a another one before going to Japan. So Anchorage and Best Buy here we come.

In the early evening the sun came down and we took lots of sunset photos and the sky was really red at times.
Icy Straight Point is a tourist Island privately owned by approximately 1350 Alaskan Native Indians with strong ties to the Hoonah and Glacier Bay  area. Many of them are  Tlingit tribe.  Huna Totem Corporation was established by the USA to help overcome the long standing issues surrounding aboriginal land claims in Alaska as well as to stimulate economic growth.
In the evening after dinner we came back to watch a film called the Book Club which was a load of rubbish and then watched the first episode of a new series by the Comedian Billy Crystal which was quite good.