Day Five - WHALES & THE SERENITY OF WAKING UP IN SILENT BAYS
“Slap it baby, slap it! There he goes again!”.
Over the years, we’ve paid for several whale excursions, from New Zealand to Hawaii – and never experienced a show like the one we’re enjoying tonight. There’s no need to take a separate excursion. Our entire cruise is a whale-watching expedition.
This small ship and the flexibility of our Captain let us treasure this moment as long as the Whale continues his performance. Captain Jeff turns the ship around. No schedule prevents us from staying, and the size of our ship is conducive to discovering wildlife in places that larger ships can’t access. The chef will adjust. Dinner will be delayed tonight for this amazing pre-dinner show.
The wildlife encounters we’re experiencing are unforgettable and the scenery continues to be breathtaking. Days begin early, not because of any structured schedule but because looking out the window in our stateroom makes us want to bounce out of bed. Periodically, I roll over in the middle of the night just to take a peak. At about 1 a.m., I roll over, look out my window, and see a full moon hovering above the mountains. I go back to sleep, and wake again to look out and see a
pink and orange sunrise – at 3:30 a.m. Although it’s wonderful light for pictures, I roll over and go back to sleep – but happy that I took the time to look out the window. Sunset was around 10:30 p.m. Nights are short here. Power is run by battery overnight and we anchor, so we sleep in silence with no motors running and miss none of the scenery.
Mornings are relaxing and unhurried, often beginning with breakfast and a kayak paddle or vice versa. Our first morning began with continental breakfast on the deck. Then I discovered that a full sit-down breakfast is served. I’ve decided to be hobbit-like on this trip, with first and second breakfasts.
Weather has been kind to us. Several mornings we’ve woken to blue skies and sunshine in silent bays with water flat as glass. One of my favorite parts of the trip is waking in gorgeous secluded bays where the only inhabitants besides us are the whales, bear, seals, eagles, sea otters and ducks.
The wildlife encounters we’re experiencing are unforgettable and the scenery continues to be breathtaking. Days begin early, not because of any structured schedule but because looking out the window in our stateroom makes us want to bounce out of bed. Periodically, I roll over in the middle of the night just to take a peak. At about 1 a.m., I roll over, look out my window, and see a full moon hovering above the mountains. I go back to sleep, and wake again to look out and see a
pink and orange sunrise – at 3:30 a.m. Although it’s wonderful light for pictures, I roll over and go back to sleep – but happy that I took the time to look out the window. Sunset was around 10:30 p.m. Nights are short here. Power is run by battery overnight and we anchor, so we sleep in silence with no motors running and miss none of the scenery.
Mornings are relaxing and unhurried, often beginning with breakfast and a kayak paddle or vice versa. Our first morning began with continental breakfast on the deck. Then I discovered that a full sit-down breakfast is served. I’ve decided to be hobbit-like on this trip, with first and second breakfasts.
Weather has been kind to us. Several mornings we’ve woken to blue skies and sunshine in silent bays with water flat as glass. One of my favorite parts of the trip is waking in gorgeous secluded bays where the only inhabitants besides us are the whales, bear, seals, eagles, sea otters and ducks.