July 5th
Sandy Cove Anchorage - biting flies- ouch! Looked for Brown Bears, but no bears.

July 6th
Early kayak ride in Sandy Cove with Evan.

Moored on the dock at Glacier Bay. Mike and I stayed at the lodge for the evening. We all had a nice dinner at the lodge. Evan and I each had a whole crab - delicious.

July 7th Whales, whales and more whales! We were on Adolpho Point and we saw humpbac k whales in the distance and I got lots of good pictures of black specks and water. We were just leaving when they started to come right towards our boat. Evan had the camera and started to shoot. Wow! They came right at our boat and then started to play. Flapping tails and fins back and forth at each other. Vocalizing and spouting it was so amazing and then the breaching - and Evan caught the breaching! It was spectacular. Evan also caught a few more halibut - they are tough fish. Even after being hooked, gafted and beat over the head they keep squirming around in the cooler. We moored at the quaintest little cove. Elfin Cove, the town is completely made up of boardwalks. We walked to the little store and got a few supplies. Amazing sunset and a nice hot shower in the morning.

July 9th
We spent the night in a beautiful little cove with a waterfall at the end. Things sure look different in the morning when we woke up to a very low tide. There was a huge mound of kelp on top of a rock - just 10 feet from us. The tides can change up to 30 feet up here. Watched the eagles soar over the cove looking or fish.