Day 6 of our adventure finds us busting out the kayaks for a little jaunt around Prince William Sound to a glacier called Columbia. This is the first time in my life I have ever kayaked and to say I'm nervous would be very accurate. Especially when our guide Dan is giving us advice on how easy it is to tip the kayak over into the water. Yikes! But I keep thinking positive thoughts as we take our two hour boat ride out to the Sound. On our way there, we see four bald eagles, a couple of sea otters just chillin' in the water and a couple of sea lions sunning themselves on a navigational buoy. Once we make it to our destination, it's time to go kayaking! I never realized how much equipment you must wear in order to keep yourself relatively dry. Getting all that equipment on and settled into the kayak is a major production. But I managed to get through all that and settled into the back of the tandem kayak. You really find out a lot about your partner when you tandem kayak (or bicycle). Although me and Laura did not have any arguments, there were a couple of moments like this:
Laura: Honey go left.
Me: I am trying!
Laura: Were going towards an iceberg. GO LEFT!
Me: I'M TRYING!!
We did make it past that iceberg. There were a couple others we ran over but survived intact. It was amazing to see them up close and listen to them pop due to the water being just slightly warmer than the iceberg itself. We had lunch on "Bird Island". It was an island in the Sound that had a lot of seagulls nesting there. We had to be mindful that at any time, we could be pooped on as they flew above us. Luckily, none of us got hit. We finished our kayaking adventure by maneuvering around some more icebergs and getting an up close look at the Columbia Glacier. What a magnificent sight it was! All in all, I had a great first experience kayaking. Would I do it again? I might. Never say never! :)
Tomorrow, the last day of our Alaskan adventure. See you soon! :)
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