Were in Juneau Alaska – On the excursion agenda – Whale Watching, with Allen Marine Tours – and guess what we saw …Whales, lots of them. First lets set the stage, they pick us up in a bus from the pier, and it is overcast and raining – a lot of rain. But when I see the boat I am excited, it is covered and at least we can stay inside. I am not a cold weather girl, so am dressed warm and ready for this.
Heading on to our ship for whale watching, lets Go!
Inside the boat it is warm and we are headed out to look for some whales…
Babe did you get that, nope missed it, but here is a great picture from my husband!
Yes, we saw this!A whale tail. We were told if you see a whale tail, you are blessed with another year or two of life. Well we saw dozens of tails, so glad to live to 90!
There was a guarantee, if you do not see a whale you get back $100, no worries there, we saw lots of whales.
We also had a wonderful buffet dinner on the whale watching boat and it was all Alaska based locally made foods, we loved it!
We tried everything, why not? Although David was not brave enough for the Kelp Pickles, they were like a pickled water logged seaweed circle…. wait that does not sound appetizing, but it is a unique taste that I actually enjoyed.
A Yummy dinner of everything delicious from Alaska.The Blueberry dessert was my Favorite, but David loved the Reindeer. Honestly, I am falling in love with Alaska, and this was supposed to be a trip for David and me just tagging along. One day in and I am enjoying this A LOT!
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44 thoughts on “Whale Watching in Juneau, Alaska”
We have Right- Humpback and Bryde whales, sometimes huge schools of dolphins and even Orca at our beach, yet most people don’t see them. A few days ago, I made a delivery at a posh boutique hotel. The manager was on the phone, affording me expansive views of Table Bay. Twice I saw the plume, V-shaped, when a Right whale blew. Several stood watching, only I saw it. It was futile to try get anyone to see it, as it wore no brand name and didn’t resemble a spreadsheet.
I did not want to, David has been asking forever, and turns out I LOVED it. Who knew, not me. Now were are already planning some future driving trip there. He 100% convinced me.
I know, just Davids lucky eye, I think he was the only person who got it, and several people on the boat said they wanted to see a copy of it, so we told them check out the website.
What!?! I can hardly believe Dave got that awesome shot of the whale breaching! Kudos to him on the awesome wildlife photo. And kudos to you for trying something outside of your comfort zone and braving the Alaska cold weather!
Yes. We used to live in the Yukon and we would often go into Alaska. A few years ago we took a ferry from Skagway to Juneau. Spectacular views. I live on the West coast of British Columbia. We often see whales from the shore. Everyone still gets excited to see them. I know you will have an amazing trip!
Maranda, it was soooooo cool. We felt special, even though it happens everyday there. We overheard some one say, if she saw a whale jump and an iceberg break she could due tomorrow of joy. David and I both said, nope we have more to see than just that.
We have Right- Humpback and Bryde whales, sometimes huge schools of dolphins and even Orca at our beach, yet most people don’t see them. A few days ago, I made a delivery at a posh boutique hotel. The manager was on the phone, affording me expansive views of Table Bay. Twice I saw the plume, V-shaped, when a Right whale blew. Several stood watching, only I saw it. It was futile to try get anyone to see it, as it wore no brand name and didn’t resemble a spreadsheet.
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Nice Post, I loved and still do, Alaska. Many memories..
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Awesome that you have already been there, share details!
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Amazing! I’ve always wanted to go to Alaska.
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I did not want to, David has been asking forever, and turns out I LOVED it. Who knew, not me. Now were are already planning some future driving trip there. He 100% convinced me.
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Alaska landscape and wildlife is amazing.
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It really is, we saw a bear, just walking outside in the wild, that was crazy to us. But we loved it.
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Great!!!
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Thanks we are having the BEST time.
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Great pics! Beautiful area
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It really was, we bought a knife, I will be posting on it soon.
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Look forward to seeing!
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Whoa! What an amazing experience! The pictures are absolutely beautiful!
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We were besides our selves in happiness and rain, lol. It was very cold and rainy, but we loved every part.
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Thank you so much for sharing! We love how you embraced the unknown gastronomic experience!
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Life is all about the unknown and learning from it!
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that looks awesome! great photos.
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It is awesomely breathtaking. Better than you can imagine.
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ok, another item added to my bucket list!
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No kidding, the list keeps going, so the bucket never is empty.
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wow! what a wonderful experience!
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It is pretty incredibly awesome.
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Awesome! Nice job on the photos, I’m sure it wasn’t easy getting shots of whales randomly surfacing.
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Pure luck of my husbands great eye
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This looks amazing! So glad you managed to catch a few snaps of the whales 🙂
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I know, just Davids lucky eye, I think he was the only person who got it, and several people on the boat said they wanted to see a copy of it, so we told them check out the website.
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What a wonderful adventure, thank you for sharing it. Love the photos and that food is making me hungry.
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Thanks red house, it was fun and rainy and the food was really good and adventurous to eat.
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What!?! I can hardly believe Dave got that awesome shot of the whale breaching! Kudos to him on the awesome wildlife photo. And kudos to you for trying something outside of your comfort zone and braving the Alaska cold weather!
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I know, Dave is such an awesome photographer, and thanks for the compliment for me being brave. I am feeling proud
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So much fun!
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Very interesting post, thanks for that. I wish one day visit Alaska, I love wildlife of this place.
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It was super fun, we would recommend it to all, and already planning how to get back.
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That’s sounds great.
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I am glad that you saw whales. Great photos and video! Amazing seafood, too!
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E/E, So you have been to Juneau, have you seen whales?
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Yes. We used to live in the Yukon and we would often go into Alaska. A few years ago we took a ferry from Skagway to Juneau. Spectacular views. I live on the West coast of British Columbia. We often see whales from the shore. Everyone still gets excited to see them. I know you will have an amazing trip!
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Wow, our last stop on the cruise was BC, it was Truly beautiful there. And they bus driver said there was no snow there – is that true?
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Different parts of BC can get a great deal of snow.
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Huh, I’m gonna look into it and report back
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What an awesome experience!
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Aspasia – it was wonderful, a once in a lifetime.
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I’ve always wanted to see a whale in the wild!
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Maranda, it was soooooo cool. We felt special, even though it happens everyday there. We overheard some one say, if she saw a whale jump and an iceberg break she could due tomorrow of joy. David and I both said, nope we have more to see than just that.
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