We decided to take a wildlife and glacier tour today on The Lu-Lu Belle, even though it's raining. When we called, they said the wildlife doesn't care that it's raining. Hummm, good point. The Lu-Lu Belle is quite a ship and Captain Fred is quite a character. He started off by introducing himself and telling us to wipe the crap off our shoes before boarding because he's got oriental carpets in there. HE DID! It was a beautiful ship which, we found out on his website later, he built himself. Captain Fred is quite the talker too. He must have been a stand-up comic in a previous life. He really knows the history of the area, Prince William Sound and where the wildlife is. Just leaving port he told us about how some of the commercial fishing boats operated and how the canneries worked.  

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