No cookies were tossed this afternoon, by me or anyone else on board. No turkey on sourdough with tomato, mayo, mustard and onion, either. Star of the Northwest was spared, as was the plankton rich, puffin pocked sea. It's a miracle of modern medicine (bonine) and a testament to the tranquility of Reserection Bay. The mellow ride held fast until we hit the open ocean, where the swell was met with a storm that rolled in. I stayed on deck for most of the trip, pelted with cold rain and a brisk, chilly wind that helped keep the queasiness away. Gail hung with me for shorter stretches, then went inside for beers and warmth. Thank goodness I had on my Gorton's Fishstick-guy hat. We saw eagles, stellar sea lions (on the rock in the middle of this photo), mountain goats, dahl porpoise, jelly fish, pink salmon and puffins. The Kenai Fjords are grand, beautiful steep faces, craggy, rugged, stubbled with evergreens from timberline to the sea. Yesterday, we spent some time at the...