Harv, Marv and the Whales

We are finally home and I thought I would post some of the whale watching photos.  We boarded a very small whaler in Juneau and spent 30 minutes going out to sea to the spot where we could see the most whales.  Harv and Marv are the two Alaskans who own the ship we were on.  They taught us how to look for the whale's "blow" and how to spot these humpbacks when they breached.  This was a fascinating experience watching these huge animals slide in and out of the water.  Ships can only come within 100 yards of the whales because they are a protected species.  There were only 7 other people on our small whale spotter and we had two very knowledgeable guides that told us all about these critters.