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Michael Of course, you shouldn't think that you can just sail around on a boat and spot a whale. That's very rare, even in Alaska. Sometimes, on a full-day tour, you might only see a few miserable sea otters. However, we were lucky twice: once on the way back with the water taxi from the kayaking tour and another time on a full-day boat tour. There were about a dozen people on a medium-sized ship, and I was staring at the water's surface when I suddenly noticed a few huge tail fins in the distance, which quickly disappeared again. Since I was already familiar with whales from California, I shouted, "Whales, 10 o'clock!!" (for non-nautical folks: "Whales, 60 degrees to the left!").
The skipper slowed the engine and steered the boat in the indicated direction, and after 30 seconds, about 7 killer whales (also known as orcas) appeared, each at least 15 to 25 feet long. They swam towards the boat, dove underneath it, and then slapped their tail fins on the water. People were thrilled, and a gentleman from Texas patted me on the shoulder at least five times in a row, and everyone praised the "Good eye, good eye" of the young man from San Francisco.
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Alaska
Kayaking in the Arctic Ocean
Commercial Fishermen
Homesteading in the Wilderness
Bushlines
Alaska Permanent Fund
Glacier Tours
Bears
Melting Glaciers
Moose
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