North to Alaska, Shadowmeboy's Jewel Shimmering Pictorial Review

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sliced banana

 

 

sliced banana and smoked salmon bagel

 

 

scrambled eggs and bacon for Susan

 

 

Over easy eggs for me with breakfast meats.

 

 

We went back to the room, got our morning stuff, and headed to the gangway.

 

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a very wet morning in Seward, AK.

 

 

Goodbye Norwegian Jewel, we will miss you.

 

We found the shuttle to Major Marine tours.

 

 

View of the baggage hall/check in building from outside.

 

We took the shuttle over to the harbor 360 hotel, where major Marine has its office. We check in. We are informed the 6 hour tour has been canceled due to 17 feet swells in the Gulf of Alaska. We were offered a 5 hour Resurrection Bay tour and a partial refund. We accepted.

 

 

 

looking at the Jewel and harbor from the Harbor 360 hotel.

 

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See the Seahawks flag on the boat, it was straight out. The wind was ripping.

 

 

 

 

Our boat pulled up right before 11 am.

 

 

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Ryan took our tickets.

 

 

 

They were wet.

 

 

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Major Marine has a Kenai Fjords National Park Ranger on board each of its tours.

 

 

We were upstairs for our seating assignment.

 

 

 

 

upstairs back deck

 

 

We started heading out of the harbor.

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this is Major Marines newest boat.

 

 

 

 

 

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These 4 rode on the train from Seattle to Vancouver across the aisle from us.

 

 

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Lunch is being served.

 

 

NPS Ranger set up.

 

 

 

 

I think its still raining!

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difference in the water.

 

 

Lunch buffet

 

 

Salmon and Prime Rib

 

 

a research buoy

 

 

Orca whales!

 

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Seeing the pod of Orcas was awesome!

 

 

 

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the waves against the rocks was really cool!

 

 

 

 

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The Stellar Sea Lions had enough of the waves and climbed high on the rocks.

 

 

 

 

 

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a few minutes later we saw puffins in the water.

 

 

 

a tail

 

 

I was inside trying to warm up and dry off a bit. Shooting through the windows.

 

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We headed back past the Sea Lions.

 

 

 

Puffins again

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a brave soul!