Unless you have a particular interest in crumbling soviet style architecture mixed with a heavily industrial feel Whittier is not going to be the place for you - take a look http://www.google.com/imgres?q=whittier&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1024&bih=499&tbm=isch&tbnid=X2kMu3LJTdttwM:&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Buckner_Building,_Whittier.jpg&docid=hEN62aJGemMnvM&w=2048&h=1536&ei=4pVoTsnkDIfgiALRjIWTBA&zoom=1.
Having stranded ourselves there for a day due to non-integrated ferry and train times we sought out a kayak adventure primarily to see sea otters - our guide told us he saw them on 90% of trips, ours was sadly in the later 10%
Cabin fever - our first ferry cabin, we were on the sun loungers for the other journeys
The boat to Whittier
cool sunset
same sunset
last one, you have to admit they are pretty nice
Fiona knitted a hat on the ferry
Doing the paperwork for the trip - you can't be too prepared
Pulling up for a snack and to skim stones, almost every rock on this beach was perfect for skimming.
Ralph iz da bomb
Kayaking by the kittiwake colony, a few moments later it got way to rough to photograph and a little skethcy to paddle, even our guide was getting thrown around by the waves quite a bit. We had to pull up on the side of the bay rather than crossing it again.
Looking good
Cold and ready for home
The kayak centre was massive, it had a basketball hoop, climbing wall, table tennis and a number of pitched tents
The train to anchorage
This pic was taken from the train hence its crappiness -The trees around here all died after the earthquake that hit the Anchorage area in 1964 but all remain standing, our best guess is that the salt water preserved them. (we have been told that they are petrified but not sure that can be very true).
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