What A Day - Rudee Wilderness Exploration Cruise

I saw a posting on Facebook advertising a new outing/tour of Virginia Beach called the Wilderness Wildlife Tour hosted by Rudee Tours which have been around for years. Knowing they were very reputable, I jumped on the chance to book this and asked Guy if he would like to spend the day, out on the water with me. He said yes immediately which actually surprised me but took no chances of him changing his mind and booked it right then and there. I figured if the trip was not what I was hoping, if nothing else it would give me a test run on clothing and camera equipment needed before our trip to Alaska as the weather conditions were very much going to be about the same.

It was a fantastic day! Cold, overcast, very windy which caused the boat to be a bit rocky but we really had a fantastic time. I saw so many seabirds to add to my Life Bird list (which you can check-out here) as well as Harbor Seals and a Humpback whale, the first time I have ever seen either of these in the wild.

I will be sharing photos from that day as I review and them and pick out a few favorites but until then here is a sample gallery.