So to set the scene, there we were in the Dining Room finishing breakfast, chatting with another couple at the table when one of the expedition guides got on the microphone and announced "Orcas have been spotted. Go grab your jackets and cameras and join us on the bow". I heard the word Orcas and I was up out of my seat and racing out. This is the one thing I was hoping to see that could have been a bit more elusive. The couple we shared the taxi with when we f...

Woke up at 4.30am this morning and we were still motoring to our anchor point of Freshwater Bay. Eventually managed to get back to sleep until around 7am. Breakfast was served at 7.30am and then mum was out on her Skiff tour at 8.30am. She saw some Bald Headed Eagles and was able to enjoy the peace and quiet of the rainforest. I went out at 9am on a 2hr guided kayak trip. Was paired up with another guest and out we headed. Tide was low so we were able to enj...

Able to have a sleep in this morning because due to morning activities, brunch was being served from 10am onwards (early riser breakfast available in the lounge from 6.30am). Our Kayak 101 trip was scheduled for 9am so we layered up and then finished off with our wet weather gear. We were given a small chat about the kayaks and then outfitted up with our lovely "skirt" and PDF. They kayaks are actually on a dock which is lowered down to the water so it is q...

Up early again today, I'm not sure if it ever really got dark last night. Mum was up at 3.30pm to go to the bathroom and it was light out already. We dropped anchor at 6am to pick up our ranger for Glacier Bay National Park. Usually you only get one day in this area but for some reason we have been lucky enough to score a permit for 2 days. While still in the room, we saw an otter floating past on his back, looking like he had no worries in the world. We al...

Still feeling the jet lag, not getting the best sleep but all good. We sorted our bags last night and packed our day packs to head out to the glacier but waking up at 7am, it was cold, rainy and miserable outside so we made the sensible decision to stay in bed and take advantage of the 11am checkout. We then walked our bags to the Convention Centre next door which was our meeting point for the cruise. We were able to leave our bags before heading out to find som...