Sea Otters on an ice floe

Valdez Rest Day

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August 14th 2015
A lazy morning start on our Valdez rest day. At just before 11am we boarded our Cruise Boat Lu-Lu-Belle. We left the dock at 11 and headed across the grey water of Valdez harbour (colour is from the glacial melt) & within 30 minutes we were photographing a raft of sea otters. When resting they float on their back in a group (hence raft) looking for all the world like aqua teddy bears with flippers ... read more

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