The longer I stay in Alaska the better the weather gets. This can’t last for long, but since last Wednesday all over Alaska, at least from Anchorage to Nome, we have had sunny weather.

We returned yesterday for a cruise around Prince William Sound. We had glorious sunshine, infinitely better than the heavy rain and blustery weather that forced the cancellation of our previous attempt several days ago.

We left from from the little town of Whittier, 60 miles southeast of Anchorage.

90 Percent of the Residents of Whittier Live in the Big Building

The Princess Diamond Was in Port

We Cruised on a Smaller Ship, the Nunatak

A Rare Waterfall into the Ocean

We Saw Lots of Salmon

We Also Saw Lots of Sea Otters, An Endangered Species Here

This Otter Cools off on an Iceberg

Steller Sea Lions, Another Endangered Species, Also Cool off on the Ice

Two Glaciers Reflected in Prince William Sound

Surprise Glacier is a Tidewater Glacier One-Fourth of a Mile Wide

Leaving Surprise Glacier

Both John and I loved the unspoiled Prince William Sound. Once we left port we didn’t see any roads, any automobiles, any houses. Raw nature is more beautiful than anything human or human-made, except for the three B’s: boats, bridges, and bodies.