Stan Stephens Cruise to Meares Glacier: The Wildlife

Shortly after leaving Valdez

Harbor, we saw a

Bald Eagle.

A few minutes later, the
Valdez Spirit stopped so
we could watch an
immature Bald Eagle.

We came across a dozen

 Sea Otters.

This is the best pic.

This Blue Heron posed

for us.

Dall's Porpoises race with

the boat.

We spot the fins of

two Orcas.

The Humpback Whale stole the show today.

It starts with the blow.

The Humpback Whale

breaches...

A collective Ooooh... can be

heard across the deck of 

the boat.

The whale turns on its side...

Gravity takes over & the
Humpback Whale returns
to the water.

Stellar Sea Lions sun themselves

on the rocky southern shore

of Prince William Sound.

All the passengers on board are "over the moon."   We are delighted with the wildlife we've seen today.  The Humpback Whale's breaching was breathtaking.  Everyone sits and spends time talking about the birds and mammals we've seen on our cruise to Meares Glacier.