Day 9 Looked for Grizzlies and found humpback whales

Prince Rupert: Small and Pretty

IN search of Grizzly Bear

A Killer Whale Family

A Humpback Whale

Bald Eagles Fishing

We are still at Prince Rupert. This morning we were walking for five minutes and two women came over and asked if we needed help. They said we looked like someone who is lost. We either look total clueless or people here are very friendly. I choose the second option

We Decided to take a boat trip to find Grizzly in the nearby sanctuary. It was an ECO trip, so no frill boat and very knowledgeable guide and people from all over the world, including one shop owner from Down Town Los Altos , who just retired in Tuson. Their advise to us , " do not leave Los Altos unless you have to ":)

Spent all day driving around in the little boat, saw Humpback Whales very close up. ( i need a new camera) and families of Killer Whales. The one month old babies were soooooo cute and were just playing around all over. I wish i could take pictures but , are they were so much faster than my camera or my reflexes ;(

We saw, amazing scenery, bear dens, trees where Bears mark themselves ( rub against them) Bear foot marks but NO BEARS..oh well. There are lots of Bald Eagles and like every other living thing here, they also fish for Salmon.

Tonight we are taking a local ferry to Juneau. I will report tomorrow or day after as to how it went. It is NOT A CRUISE but just a local ferry. The ticket is 114 dollars vs thousands you pay for the cruise and it goes though the exact same route may be even closer because it is small. I am little apprehensive because of such a price difference but it will be an adventure.

There is no road going in and out of Juneau, so we decided to do this and then drive on further after that.

So, another Canadian titbit: Three top languages spoken here are English, French and Punjabi ( north Indian Dialect) , there must be lot of Indians but we do not see them around at all. Anyways, good night and I will be in touch whenever the internet is available.