Our Global Explorers wrote these Haikus after our experience at Dawes Glacier yesterday.
On the Zodiac
The glacier was fabulous
It was a great Day
-Louis K
We saw harbor seals
We saw a glacier also
It was a very fun day
-Tallulah
We saw harbor seals
We were on our Zodiac
We got hot cocoa
-Kameron
It was a fun morning
We saw a falling glacier
I thought of thunder.
Different Glaciers.
Trees on mountains, some birds too
Feel the rain and snow.
-Georgia Clark
9/10/2024
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Pavlof Harbor
The day started with an exciting encounter. Before breakfast we observed a group of bubble-netting humpback whales. It was incredible to see them lunge and hear them breathing at the surface. This was coupled by a glorious pink sunrise. After breakfast we took Zodiac cruises searching for bears near Pavlof Harbor. Even though we did not find any (wildlife is always delightfully unexpected), the scenery was beautiful, and we watched many adorable harbor seals. After thinking the excitement of the day was done, we spotted a large group of whales from a distance. While approaching closer, we realized this group was also bubble-net feeding. Close to the shore, we observed these whales for hours. We even dropped the hydrophone to hear their haunting feeding call before they all lunged at the surface. It was one of the most incredible things any of us had ever witnessed. As if this wasn’t enough, at our sunset recap we got the call that there were killer whales around the ship. It was the most amazing ending to the most amazing day.
