Sunshine Cove

To say that the weather the last few weeks has been great is an understatement.  It has been glorious.  Clear skies, sunshine, warm temperatures.  And so appropriately, we discovered a new beach called Sunshine Cove.

The girls were jumping with excitement when we told them that they could even wear their swimsuits to go in the water.  Make no mistake - that water is freezing!  But they were too happy to care.

As we were sitting on the beach, we could see the spray from whales out in the distance.  And then, not 200 yards away, about halfway between the shore and that island in the picture up comes up a whale.  I'm guessing a humpback but I can't say for certain.  It played around the area for some time and we just watched in amazement.  That's life, Alaska style.