Day 15, Cruising the Inside Passage

We spent part of the day roaming around the ship taking snapshots of various locations on the ship. We spent part of the day lounging around in various places on the ship, including the Crows Nest lounge. In the early afternoon, I watched an ice carving demonstration. It was interesting to see the chef's at work doing the carving. As we entered the narrow portion of the passage, the scenery was beautiful, small islands of various sizes and shapes, lush green mountainsides, and small towns located on the islands. While observing the scenery, we saw a small boat going by with a guy standing and playing the Canadian national athem on a bugle. On completion he was greeted with applause from the ship. We watched for killer whales (orcas) just before and after dinner but none were spotted. Later (about 9:00pm) as it was beginning to get dark, Cindy looked out the verandah door of our cabin and saw a whale blow. We stepped out onto the verandah and saw it again. I grabbed the binoculars and watched for it to surface again. It did and I got a good look at its large dorsal fin and its white markings.