We took two day cruises to see glaciers. The first was with Allison through the Prince William Sound, which is a 1 1/2 hour drive from Anchorage. It was cloudy and cold, but never did rain on that trip. The highlights were riding by a salmon hatchery where there were about 100 bald eagles flying and nesting in the trees, and getting right up to a tidal glacier. We finished that day with a great hike near the town of Whittier.
The second cruise through the Kenai Fjords National Park was supposed to be even more fantastic. Unfortunately, shortly after we started a major storm came into the area. Because we were out on the open sea, lots of passengers (fortunately, Bonnie wasn't one of them) got seasick and we had to turn back before we were even half-way to our major destination: a huge tidal glacier. However, on our way back we saw two different humpack whales breach right out of the water. The second came so close that the boat captain thought he might have to back up the boat so the whale wouldn't run into us.
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