This is Marine Mammal viewing and photography at its very best! Our boat's course will include Humpback whale feeding grounds. The huge (40 ton) mothers and their 4 month old calves arrive back in Icy Strait in early June. The energetic calves and their lean moms are quite hungry after their 3000 mile journey from Hawaii. Last summer 14 new calves were seen in the Glacier Bay/Icy Strait area.
We will pass by rocky islands overcrowded with Stellar Sea Lions piled on top of each other. It is always quite a scene, with the large 1500 lb. bulls "beachmasters" proudly enthroned, while the juveniles raucously joust and slide into the sea foam. Now and then, a large brown bear-like head with big, black eyes surfaces with a firm bite on a struggling salmon.
The Sea Otters are making a strong come back from near extinction. We will enjoy several communities of 30 or more of these comical characters. Often the mothers are seen carrying their pups on their bellies. Others float about on their backs, busily crunching on a crab or braking open a clam with their favorite rock.
Our journey will also bring us together with: Dall porpoise, the world's fastest marine mammal, Harbor porpoise, nesting bald Eagles, Horned and Crested Puffins and a variety of other sea birds. Ashore experiences include marine rich tide pools, picturesque beaches, the maritime forest and a small coastal community.
Add, to all this sensory overload, the joy of eating delicious Alaskan
Seafood. Halibut, several species of Salmon, cod, rock fish, Dungeness
crab, and Alaskan shrimp. Yummmm!!! These trips alternately begin and
end in Gustavus/Glacier Bay and Hoonah, Alaska. Check our web for airline
information. Flights into Gustavus are on Alaska Airlines,www.alaskaair.com
and Air Excursion.www.airex.com
Flights into Hoonah are with LAB Air and Wings of Alaska. www.labflying.com
or www.wiingsofalaska.com
floatplane flights on to all locations on
www.wardair.com
(Airfare not included in our trips.)
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Schedule of Voyages for the Summer of 2007
June 4-11, Colorado Mountain College Marine Mammals Field Lab. $2300
Experience
the whales, sea otters, dolphins, porpoise, seals and sealions and there
habitats.
The following trips are all in the area of Chatham and Icy Straits and
Cross Sound. This area is especially magnifacent and is full of wildlife.
Remote anchorages and an occasional coastal town will be out stops. Trips
will depart from and return to Hoonah, Alaska. Ask about the special childrens
rate!
Vogages will be in the area of Icy Strait and Cross Sound, Magnificent!
Inside the Passage Southeast Alaska west of Juneau, Alaska. Special Charters
into Glacier Bay maybe arranged.
Additional permit fees will be added. Flights into and out of Elfin Cove
by float plane.
May 26-31, 6 days is $2,150.00
June 4-11, Colorado Mountain College Marine Mammals Field Lab. $2,300
June 14-20, 7 days is $2,650 Hoonah to Elfin Cove.
June 23-29, 7 days is $2,650 Elfin Cove to Hoonah.
July 1-7, 7 days is $2,650 Hoonah to Elfin Cove.
July 10-16, 7 days is $2,650 Elfin Cove to Hoonah.
July 19-25, 7 days is $2,650 Hoonah to Elfin Cove.
July 28-Aug 4, 7 days is $2,650 Elfin Cove to Hoonah.
Aug 6-12, 7 days Glacier Bay, price adjested for permit.
Aug15-21, 7 days Hoonah to Elfin Cove $2,650
Aug 24-29, 6 days is $1,950 Hoonah-Hoonah.
Sept 1-6, 6 days is $1,950
Note: Prices can be reduced for trips without a Chef/Mate.
Sales Tax: 5%
Custom Voyages and Dates available for Summer, 2007
Contact: Summer cell Phone: 907-723-7122
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