Leviathans

Whales, another must see on a trip to alaska. The ship is docked...or anchored...off shore at Skagway, the northern most stop in the coastal island chain. Nothing much there but an Indian village and, of course, gift shops to cater to tourists. The Indians operate the port and allow only one ship in at a time. Here is pictured the bunch of whales that were feeding in a channel between shore and the ship. A resident Indian man told us they were feeding on herring in that channel. Leviathan, that is a big fish isn't it? A whale weighing several tons is a big fish.