Sure enough, we drove out of town along Cook Inlet, which is always a lovely drive, mountains on one side and the water on the other, and more mountains across the water.
The object of the adventure was Beluga Whales!
Perfect Husband drives this route twice each week for his job, and he had seen belugas during the week. They come in with the tide and as the water is a murky grey (glacial silt) their bright white bodies are really easy to spot when they come to the surface.
We soon saw some, and got out of the car for a better look. There were at least five and they were following the outgoing tide, back to sea. We decided on a good Plan of Action, which was this: watch for disturbances in the water, then sure enough a plump white beluga whale would appear, sometimes just a curve of the back, sometimes the whole thing; smiling face, plump body, then a flick of the tail. Then they would appear further down, staying close to the land, which was really most obliging of them all, because it meant we got a good few sightings of them. When they got too far away we would jump back into the car and drive further down the road and wait for them to catch up with us. We played Beluga Tag for a good half an hour, and it was a most joyful experience all round. I took many photos in the hope of getting a decent one, and this was the best I could do. Not brilliant, but you get the idea; three happy belugas playing tag.......
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