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The glaciers were breath taking. |
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Sometimes we would hear a huge junk fall as it melted and it would sound like thunder. |
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We watched a fishman cast his net and pull in thousands of pink salmon that we could see jumping high out of the water all around us. |
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The landscape was astonishing and beautiful. I've never seen anything so majestic. |
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The ice bergs in Alaska are amazingly blue. Or turqoise. The guide told us that only 10% show above the water. This area of the tour was chilly. |
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Sea Lions played among the ice bergs. |
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The sea otters with their fat faces and babies floating on their tummies were the most fun to watch play. |
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A storm was brewing so we turned back. |
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Waves started crashing over our tour boat. Quite an exciting ride. |
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The captian was a pro though, he handled her like a dream. |
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The captain talked us through most of the storm as he handled the boat like a child he was coaxing home. |
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Things started to calm down as we got closer to home. |
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