Kodiak City Marina...you can just see Mystic's stern
View from the marina
A rather large Stellar sea lion
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Just about to go through Whale Passage....between Kodiak and Whale Islands
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Crossing Shelikof Strait.....a bit sporty!!
Entering Geographic Harbor.....one of our favorites spots!!!
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The sun came out in the evening giving us some stunning views of the surrounding mountains
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At first we thought that was dirty snow on the mountains, but it is really ash from the from the 1912 Mt Navarupta-Katmai volcano eruption!!
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We went ashore by the salmon stream for some bear viewing
A very popular tourist spot.....our first day just this one float plane with a few people
We had 43 Alaskan Brown Bear sightings over our 2 days in GEO
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Beautiful scenic views all around
Panoramic View
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Calm with reflections
And then the wind came up!!
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Mystic at anchor in Geographic Harbor!!!
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A big male
Mama and 2 cubs just spotted the big male!!
Let me see mama!!
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Mama on the !
Ok, time to go!!
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We just loved to watch these huge animals stand and look for salmon
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Huge footprint!!!
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Got one.....they could easily eat 4-6 salmon over an hour or so!!
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Leaving GEO for Kukak Bay
Digging for clams!
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Kukak Bay.....we had to wait out a storm for several days
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A huge mudflat in front of our anhcorage
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Eggs florentine with crab.....and of course, Jimmy Dean sausage
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And Bloody Mary's and coffee
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Skinny moose
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We had 17 Brown bear sightings over the 5 days we were there albeit from a distance
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Stuuning sunset views around 10pm
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And of course, the Mytical Moon!!!
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