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Alaska Small Ship Cruise-Day Five-Baird Glacier/Petersburg M/V Island Spirit

  Today we start out in thick fog and cut through cold northerly winds toward Baird Glacier.

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Alaska Small Ship Cruise-Day Four-Kayaking, Whales, and Sea Lions M/V Island Spirit

This morning I’m kayaking through a fjord in perfectly calm water near Red Bluff Island, so named for the iron deposits, which are unusual for the area. The fog burns off almost immediately and I’m rewarded with views of steep … Continue reading

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Alaska Small Ship Cruise-Day Three-Tenakee Springs M/V Island Spirit

  Tenakee Springs, Alaska, population 60, is a remote village only accessible by boat or seaplane. It used to be that the people here made their living in a cannery. That closed, leaving only a few fishermen left to support … Continue reading

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