Our Monday, our boat docked at Icy Straight Point. We realized this is a town made up of and owned almost solely by the Hoonah people group. As we walked around town, we learned more about their history and culture.
It was pretty cool today, in the low 50's, but it was certainly a nice change from the hot Atlanta summer! All six of us boarded a smaller boat to go whale watching. We were all so excited!
We couldn't believe it, but it didn't take too long to see a pod of six humpback whales! Several times we saw them do "bubble feeding" which is where they circle underwater to get a school of fish together and then they push them to the surface to eat. It was so cool to watch!
At one point, they were really close to our boat! Seriously, just a few feet away. David was in the right place at the right time to snap this picture.
After watching the whales for quite awhile, we headed towards a little island where we caught our first glimpse (of many) of bald eagles. They were so beautiful!
After our excursion ended, we ate a delicious lunch at the little restaurant in town before heading over for a little window shopping and family pictures.
From there, we took a little hike through the woods and then headed down the beach, building rock structures along the way, until we made it back to the boat.
We were amazed at the true wildlife sightings today. Humpback whales and bald eagles; what could be more Alaska than that?!
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