Our day started bright
and early with a beautiful view out our door.
View out our door.
We stepped out on the deck for some early morning pictures:
Breakfast was served twice each morning. We opted to skip the early breakfast and headed out to the sundeck for our morning stretch with Travis. We participated in the morning stretch almost every morning and really enjoyed it.
The TV in our room had useful information throughout the day.
Meal area.
Today will be deja vu
for us. We’re headed for Deception Pass
and the Sucia Island. This was the same
area we were in a few weeks back aboard the Glacier Spirit on our 3 day trip to
the San Juan Islands.
Deception Pass
Bridge.
See April 24, 2017 blog for more
information.
After safely making
our way through the pass it was time for our kayak orientation.
Orientation with guides Lindsey and Mark
While spending the
morning on Sucia Island, we had a choice of kayaking, hiking or taking a
skiff tour. Since we had hiked the
island on our previous trip, we opted for kayaking.
Our orientation was
interrupted when the bridge announced “Orcas, port side off the bow.”
Male Orca near Sailboat
Trio of Killer Whales
After watching the
Orca’s play for quite a while we set off again to the Sucia Island and our kayak orientation resumed.
The ship carries a bunch of kayaks on two decks, and they are placed into the water when trips are planned.
EZ Deck launch platform.
We had about 2 1/2
hours to explore the waters around the island.
We got back on the
boat for lunch and pulled up anchor. The
afternoon was spent relaxing on the sun deck while we set sail into Canada’s
Inside Passage.
Along the way we had
plenty of time to view sights. The captain was happy to slow down for any interesting sightings.
Harbor Seals
Canada Goose Pair with Goslings
Artic Terns
Our first full day
quickly came to an end:
Next time: Canada’s Inside Passage
I'm going to enjoy hearing about every day of this cruise!
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