{"id":58097,"date":"2015-07-19T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T02:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/?p=58097"},"modified":"2015-07-19T20:04:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T02:04:00","slug":"july-12th-alaska-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2015\/07\/19\/july-12th-alaska-cruise\/","title":{"rendered":"July 12th- Alaska Cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I slept pretty good, the small amount of rocking and all just put me off to sleep\u2026 We arrived at Juneau on <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong> and had our <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>tour<\/strong> <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>set<\/strong> for early\u2026 so off the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>ship<\/strong> and meet the guides\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4117.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_4117\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_4117\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4117_thumb.jpg?resize=640%2C361\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had the whale watch here but for future reference\u2026 do that at Icy Straight\u2026 they are way more active there\u2026 we saw whales but not more than humps and tails.. or flippers..<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4282.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_4282\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_4282\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4282_thumb.jpg?resize=640%2C361\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Didn&#8217;t get it going on but coming off but that is the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>tour<\/strong> boat\u2026 way big, lots of people, crowded\u2026 that is why wait and do the whales at icy straight\u2026 they got a better show..<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4134.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_4134\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_4134\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4134_thumb.jpg?resize=640%2C361\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although or first siting was the sea lions sunning on the buoy\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4171.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_4171\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_4171\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4171_thumb.jpg?resize=640%2C361\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Someone would see one and we all move to look that way and \u2026 they pop up in another spot\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/SAM_3766.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"SAM_3766\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"SAM_3766\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/SAM_3766_thumb.jpg?resize=640%2C484\" width=\"640\" height=\"484\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ok, he is blowing but you don\u2019t see much yet\u2026 then you might see the hump or the tail\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4175.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_4175\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_4175\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4175_thumb.jpg?resize=640%2C425\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>of <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>course<\/strong> there were dozens of site seeing ships out\u2026 some small some big\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4186.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_4186\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_4186\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4186_thumb.jpg?resize=640%2C361\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4199.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_4199\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_4199\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4199_thumb.jpg?resize=602%2C555\" width=\"602\" height=\"555\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4202.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_4202\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_4202\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4202_thumb.jpg?resize=640%2C481\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4213.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_4213\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_4213\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4213_thumb.jpg?resize=640%2C361\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More glacier as we head back in\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4232.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_4232\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_4232\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4232_thumb.jpg?resize=640%2C361\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And of <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>course<\/strong> Eagles at every stop\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4251.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_4251\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_4251\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4251_thumb.jpg?resize=640%2C361\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And seals\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4255.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_4255\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_4255\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4255_thumb.jpg?resize=640%2C361\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4289.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_4289\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_4289\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4289_thumb.jpg?resize=640%2C361\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When we got back it was raining a bit but we had to see town\u2026 so off to town\u2026 a short walk..<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4291.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_4291\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_4291\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4291_thumb.jpg?resize=640%2C361\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Door guard\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4297.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_4297\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_4297\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4297_thumb.jpg?resize=423%2C766\" width=\"423\" height=\"766\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above town waterfall\u2026 and of <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>course<\/strong> the clouds\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4299.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_4299\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_4299\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4299_thumb.jpg?resize=640%2C411\" width=\"640\" height=\"411\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Getting a shot in of the&#160; <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>cruise<\/strong> ship\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4310.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_4310\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_4310\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4310_thumb.jpg?resize=640%2C361\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pulling out there were more waterfalls down the hills\u2026 lots of water\u2026 well, hey it rains all the time\u2026 they <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>call<\/strong> it liquid sun-shine but I <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>call<\/strong> it rain\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/SAM_3788.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"SAM_3788\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"SAM_3788\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/SAM_3788_thumb.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The main dining room\u2026 our table was at the back by the window\u2026 great view as I got shots of the departing stuff\u2026 sunsets\u2026 etc.\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/SAM_3799.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"SAM_3799\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"SAM_3799\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/SAM_3799_thumb.jpg?resize=595%2C824\" width=\"595\" height=\"824\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We attended most of the shows\u2026 pretty good for free and we got to watch an ice carver.. member of the chef\u2019s team\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>WD0AJG<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I slept pretty good, the small amount of rocking and all just put me off to sleep\u2026 We arrived at Juneau on time and had our tour set for early\u2026 so off the ship and meet the guides\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>We had the whale watch here but for future reference\u2026 do that at Icy Straight\u2026 they are way more active there\u2026 we saw whales but not more than humps and tails.. or flippers..<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Didn&#8217;t get it going on but coming off but that is the tour boat\u2026 way big, lots of people, crowded\u2026 that is why wait and do the whales at icy straight\u2026 they got a better show..<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Although or first siting was the sea lions sunning on the buoy\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Someone <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2015\/07\/19\/july-12th-alaska-cruise\/\">&#8220;And Now the Rest of the Story &#8211; 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