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2024 Flotilla to Alaska - Day 37: Funter Bay to Taku Harbor

by Laura Domela 17 Jun 2024 15:10 PDT
2024 Flotilla to Alaska - Day 37: Funter Bay to Taku Harbor © Laura Domela

We left Funter Bay early this morning...6:30am. The chop making its way into the bay woke us up and we figured as long as we were up we might as well be out there.

About 30 minutes into the cruise north up Lynn Canal and before we rounded Point Retreat, a humpback breached a few times off our port bow. Love when that happens! Looking west...the marine layer obstructs much...

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