Blogs from Seward, Alaska, United States, North America - page 10

Now I know how the old man in the nursery rhyme felt about the rain leaking throgh his roof. We made our way to Seward, AK. We lucked out and got a waterfront camping sight, and that was the last of our views. It was lightly drizzling when we got there. Followed by a downpour that lasted almost 20 hours before we left. Now mind you, it was still pouring when we left and probably still is. The roof leaked something terrible! So we canceled our tour boat and high tailed it out of town. It seemed like as soon as we hit the town limits, the rain stopped. We headed over to the Kenai and just laid low for a couple of days. We of course played cards last night. It is uncanny how much ... read more

DAY 3 We woke up this morning in room 3 of Bear Paw Lodge after a good night's sleep, thanks to the white noise mp3 we bought from iTunes and the blanket we put over the window (it's not 24 hours of sunlight down here, but it never really gets quite dark - I think the sun sets around 11:30 pm and rises around 4:30 am). We had no idea that it was going to be, but a continental breakfast was provided for us - all set up on the kitchen table. I got a cup of coffee and headed back to the room to try to figure out what the heck I was going to wear today. What does one wear to paddle through ice water? In the end, I chose a pair of hiking ... read more

The second half of our busy week was centered around Seward and the Kenai Fjords. It was an early morning train departure from Anchorage, but this ride was even more scenic than the ride to Denali. We had lost our sunshine though, so everything had that southeast Alaska look to it. In Seward we stayed at the Windsong Lodge, a large yet comfy place several miles out of town. There was a hotel shuttle every hour, so it was easy to get around. We found an excellent coffee shop ("Resurrect Art" converted from an old church) complete with art for sale and reading material. There's also Yolys Bistro in the old downtown on Fourth Street with a Thai cook and great curry soup that comes in a huge bowl. I found a lovely yarn shop (A ... read more

“What the heck is that?’ Dave asked upon awakening this morning. The sun was actually out and we had some blue sky mixed with the low lying gray clouds. With no reservations for a tour, we headed down to the docks first thing and booked an 8 hour tour of the Kenai Fjords National Park on the Major Marine Line. Our next stop was the Alaska Sea Life Center. There are lots of interactive exhibits, but the fun part was the live sea life pools. In the seabird habitat we saw puffins and red-legged kittiwakes. A Stellar Sea Lion swimming underwater and harbor seals above entertained the crowd. We also saw deep sea fish, jellies. Crabs, an octopus and so much more Once at the dock for our 11:45 am sailing, we were greeted by the ... read more

We got to Indian...then we had the weekend off. We headed to Anchorage to get Dad's truck....we were free! I felt 16 again with Dad's truck and a boy! It was wonderful.... We headed in the little Ford Ranger down the Seward Highway to go to the woods...we hiked into Ptarmigan Lake with our friend Dave. It was one of my favorite spots on this Alaskan Adventure.... read more