Whale watching in Icy Strait AM or PM ?

[cruzingduo]

We want to do a whale watching excursion in ICP and are undecided bewteen the 9 am or the 12:30 pm trips. Any suggestions?

 

It is a tendered port, so if we choose the 9 am trip we'd need to be in the first set of tenders. Doing the early one gives us more free time, maybe to see Hoona. Or would you suggest the 12:30 tour and see Hoonah in the morning.

 

Thanks,

 

Radiance 6-8-07, Almost here!

[Chenega]

Really doesn't matter. Last year, Hoonah didn't have as many people getting off early except for those on excursions. In fact, excursion people were give priority for the tenders.

 

It won't take you long to tour Hoonah so I'd go with the early am trip, do some touring afterwards, and then come back and enjoy the ship.

[Dream Fish]

I would go in the morning. If it's going to get windy on the water that usually happens in the afternoon.

[cruzingduo]

Thank you for your replies. I had just decided to do the afternoon tour! :)

 

Because we thought, what if it's cloudy in the morning, would it clear up. But you both suggested the morning tour.

 

You both know better than I about the weather. Does it usually get windy in the afternoon?

 

Our ship leaves at 4 pm so we have to be back onboard at 3:30 which limits touring after the 12:30 trip.

 

So we should do the am trip.

[Dream Fish]

If you do the am tour, you will have plenty of time to see ISP and the town of Hoonah even if you walk to town, it's that small! But very pleasant and you won't want to miss it. Everyone I talked with last year said Hoonah was what they thought Alaska towns would be like since it's not built up for tourists (YET), it's authentic, a small fishing village.