|
 |
|
Quick links to: Home page
Photo album & Videos
Explore site
Contact us
CR Yacht 400DS
Entertainment
Links
Diving
|
|
Image(s):
Location:
More photos from this series: |
Humpback Whales (Aug 2008)
/ page 1
Between South Passage & Pt Adolphus (near
Alaska Glacier Bay National
Park)
Humpback whales
page |
|
 |
About this image:
Humpback whale coming towards Mad Dog Voyager (Whale
tail on left side of the bow)
Whale Watching is an incredible
experience. A great congregational point for these
magnificent creatures is at Point Adophus near the
entrance to Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. Humpbacks
are huge mammals averaging 45' (14 m) and 30 tons
(27,000 kg) with large specimens as giant as 62' (19m)
and weighing up to 53 tons (48,000 kg).
Video:
Very close encounter with humpback whales
Must see!
... Our heart rates
jumped, the adrenalin started coursing through our blood
and we both knew
we were helpless to change anything ... |
|
 |
About this image:
Humpback whale coming towards Mad Dog Voyager
Here is a humpback whale having surfaced off of our Port
side and heading towards us. We marveled at how these
giant creatures are able to slip so smoothly and
effortlessly through the water |
|
 |
About this image:
Is it a whale or a spaceship?
This whale tail showed itself and held this horizontal
position for a second before slipping silently into the
water |
|
 |
About this image:
Another dive
This humpback whale passed a short distance in front of our
sailboat before dipping into the dark waters |
|
 |
About this image: Another
one in front of us
This world-renowned area, Point Adolphus, Alaska, a short
distance from the entrance to
Glacier Bay National Park, is an incredible location for
anyone wanting to see whales in the wild. It is also a
popular location for Whale Watching tour boats as well as
Cruise Ships
stop here a while to allow the passengers to have a look at
these incredible creatures, Over the course of two days, we
saw dozens of humpback whales, breaching, tail lobbing,
feeding and diving. At times they were hundreds of feet
away, at other times we could smell their breath! A couple
of whales passed by in front of us and went for a lunch
dive. You can see the welling in the water directly ahead of
us where one humpback whale dove just before the other one. |
|
 |
About this image: Leading
the way
This whale surfaced beside us, going the same direction as
we were, took a breath and dipped back below the surface.
What you see is the dorsal fin having just cleared the
surface. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Web hosting by Mad Dog Web Hosting
