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AUGUST 15 surfaced, allowing the center whale to
HAINES, AK feed on all the trapped fish. Each whale
took a turn being in the middle. We must
The Holmes and Lannoms took the Fjior- have watched them for an hour as they
land Juneau Express ferry tour to do repeated the process over and over again.
some whale watching and see the Men-
denhall glacier near Juneau. The tour We finally arrived in Juneau, a pictur-
was eleven hours long on a 40 passenger esque town nestled among the trees and
boat. Just before arriving in Juneau, the steep hills. The weather was clear and
boat happened upon a pod of whales bub- could not have been better. It was an
ble fishing. Working together, all eight excellent excursion. Sad to be leaving
whales would dive down, then form a cir- Alaska.
cle with one whale in the center as they

RV Club members were treated to viewing many different kinds of wildlife while
traveling in Alaska. Some of the more unusual sightings included otters, puffins,
sea lions, moose, grizzly bears, and whales.

The Holmes and Lannoms enjoyed an 11-hour whale watching adventure toward DECEMBER 2015 SUNRAYS | 61
the end of their trip. The whales work together to fish and eat.

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