Today is Haines day! Haines is a small coastal town that is brimming with neat activities for our guests. While some guests enjoyed a deep hike into a temperate rainforest or a walk through meadows of flowers, others went fly fishing, cycling, or floating on a river raft. Some guests spent the day in town bebopping around into shops, breweries, and museums. Haines day is always a guest favorite. We left the dock in the early evening to head for Cross Sound. Tomorrow, we are exploring the Inian Islands! We closed our day with a stunningly vivid double rainbow after dinner. It was such an amazing day in Southeast Alaska.
- Daily Expedition Reports
- 12 Jul 2024
Southeast Alaska, 7/12/2024, National Geographic Sea Bird
- Aboard the National Geographic Sea Bird
- Alaska
Kimberly Wood, Staff
Kimberly A. Wood is a Hawaii based international marine researcher, photographer, filmmaker, boat captain and educator. Her research focus is often based in population distribution, diversity and habitat usage of cetacean species, however, she has al...
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