Today we were going cruising on the Bering sea with Renown Tours and Travels. Had called and made reservations for a 6 hour cruise (lunch included) for the four of us beforehand; so no room for last minute rush.
This was a wildlife viewing tour with a ranger talking about some history of the natural geographic artifacts, the sealife and the gulf of bering sea.
Its unique water temperature and sun exposure makes it highly conducive for the marine mammals (including whales), fish and birds to multiply during the summer.
We were truly blessed by the sun today and got to see most beautiful Kenai Fjords on one hand proudly boasting the Exit Glacier, the Holgate glacier and many others.
Witnessing glacier calving was something truly unique!
This is a place full of sea birds like common murres, puffins (who can "fly" under water upto 300 FT deep to fetch food). Also saw a surveillance deck (installed by Seward Marine Life Center) to inspect and learn about sea lions' reproduction and migration patterns. There are lots of rookeries around this area.
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