You & your wife are so lucky Dave. My hubby & I have that trip on our "bucket list" and someday, we too will see the wonderful views that this trip displays. Best wishes for the holidays and a great New Year!
Judy
--- In MARINE_BIOLOGY_INTERNATIONAL@yahoogroups.com, "fanihiman95376" <dgardner1@...> wrote:
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> A few months ago, my wife and I returned from a cruise to Juneau, Alaska and back down through Ketchikan, Victoria B.C., and Seattle. Several times during the trip, our ship was escorted by large pods of Dall's dolphins. Their coloration looks remotely similar to that of the larger orca, but is more grey rather than the distinct black and white of the larger animals.
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> This was my first experience with cold-water dolphins (previous experience had been with Pacific dolphins around the islands of Guam, Hawaii, and Palau and the rest of the islands of Micronesia).
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> I've added photos of some of the pods (and individuals) (http://www.squidoo.com/odontoceti) to my oceans and marine biology site (http://www.squidoo.com/oceans_and_marine_biology).
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> Because our ship encountered an Alaskan "hurricane"--gale-force winds and high-seas--we had to make some drastic itinerary changes and stayed off the water whenever we made port. Otherwise, we would have had more chances to see grey whales and orca. Some on our ship said they briefly saw some grey whales, but because it was raining and getting dark out, the rest of us didn't get a glimpse of them.
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> We're now back in the San Francisco bay area... and I'm hoping to make some runs to the coast near Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Pebble Beach to enjoy more oceanside nature.
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> Happy Holidays!
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> Dave Gardner
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