We ended our stay in Whittier and are just leaving the College Fiord area. Whittier proved to be as small as promised. It took about 3 hours to see everything and that included the walk to the train/car tunnel that connects it with Anchorage. A sign in the town says" Last stop for the Unemployable". That is probably true. There is very little in the town but it is the start point for a number of boat tours. Cruise buses in town yesterday included Holland America. Royal Caribbean as well as Princess. We did visit the old army barracks that are now it total disrepair. The only real pub in town was closed. However, it was a beautiful sunny day and a great chance to walk after the extended sea time.
This morning we entered College fiord at 6 am. The weather was bright and sunny. The pilot remarked that he had never seen it so clear. They probably say that all the time. In any case we have lots of pictures and many memories of the otters that frequent the area. We have not encountered anything bigger yet but they keep saying whales are in the area.
We picked up about 1200 people yesterday and had around 600 leave. The ship is now at 2200 with almost 300 children aboard. On the crossing we had 11!
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