News from Observation Post #16 Kodiak Island, Alaska (57.43N, -153.34W) We'll hear news from observers that include Ms. Phillips' 4th graders at Kodiak Elementary School. Click photo to enlarge. "Many students venture down the road to watch for gray whales with their families," says Ms. Phillips. "The best whale watching sites are 40 miles from town, across a very winding, frost-heaved road near Narrow Cape. It's always an adventure." When will the whales arrived? Stay tuned! March 27: "My class has not reported seeing any whales around Kodiak yet, reported Ms. Phillips. "It still seems like winter here. On March 23 we had 21" of snow, so seeing a whale amid all this whiteness would be strange."     Kodiak Island, Alaska (57.43N, -153.34W)