Day #8: A Whale of a Time

So it's been since Sunday that I blogged and the reason for that is that Monday and Tuesday were really long days. Tuesday, especially was a long day. On Tuesday I worked 15 hours, running shuttle back and forth to one of the helicopter companies and not giving any tours because they had a representative on board. By the end of the day, I was so tired that I couldn't park my vehicle, get the keys out, or count up my hours. I hadn't eaten much that day either. And then of course, one of my good friends chose that day to get really angry at me and make me feel really bad.... So on Tuesday I got home at 930pm, and then on Wednesday I had to be at work at 6am. But Wednesday was a much better day - I gave my first tour, which went awesome, because they laughed a lot, had a great time, and tipped me well. I was off my 430 and had the evening to relax with some friends at the Bnof and get to bed at a decent hour.

Since I had only 14 hours left for today (we can only work 80 hours in 8 days, and I have worked 66 hours in 7 days - also remember one of those days I had off!) they gave me the day off. Alyssa had something ridiculous like 8, so she and I went whale watching with Allen Marine off of Auke Bay. It was a great time! We saw a bunch of humpback whales, got some decent photos, but more importantly, we saw a bunch of killer whales that only come to this region of the inside passage for about two weeks at the end of June. I told Alyssa to quit her day job and become a photographer because she got some pretty awesomely epic shots with her little canon point and shoot. (If you want to see more of them, I will put them on Facebook.) I have to say though, the coolest part for me wasn't so much the whales, even though they were really cool, but it was the scenery. We had the perfect weather for it today, it was sunny and mostly clear, so the mountains were spectacular in every direction. To be out there on the water like that reminded me of the cruise we took 3 summers ago on a Princess ship, and I have really fond memories of that trip. I remembered how much I love Alaska and how beautifully grand this state really is. 

Tomorrow I have transfers, but luckily it will only be for 7 hours, and I don't start until 130pm. Saturdays are typically busier, with about 3-4 ships, so hopefully I will get some more tours then! I'm excited to keep perfecting my tour and to continue giving these awesome tourists the greatest tour they've ever been on!