Blogs from Seward, Alaska, United States, North America - page 4

Geo: 60.1042, -149.442 We left our great little motel in Homer under cloudy skies and balmy temperatures for our third day on the Kenai Peninsula and retraced our route along the Sterling Highway 1. Along the way we had one quick moose sighting near Kenai Lake. Riding along Steward Highway 9 we made our way over Moose Pass as the cloud cover gave way to patches of blue skies and the temperature began to rise. Just outside of Seward we entered the Kenai Fjords National Park for a visit to the Exit Glacier. The approach to the ice field along Resurrection River under clear skies was stunning. We hiked to the base of the glacier where the runoff from melting ice created the river. After sharing our lunch with flies and mosquitoes, we headed into Seward(the ... read more

Today we went to the Alaska SeaLife Center. It is a wonderful place to learn all about the oceanic life here in Alaska. We then went to the library to watch a film about the big 1964 earthquake. It was a record 9.4 on the scale. Between the fires from the refinery plants and the tidal waves Seward was totally destroyed. It took over 4 years to rebuild the city. Amazingly on 12 people were killed. We had some dinner back at our rigs then played a new card game we learned. Nice day.... read more

We've had two more amazing days since last I wrote. Yesterday we took a 9 hour boat tour from the Kenai Fjords Company of the waters around Seward, Resurrection Bay through the Northwestern Fjords. To say it was incredible is an understatement. The weather was, as it has been until tonight, chilly and rainy. The captain assured us that while people don't like that kind of weather it would be great for seeing wildlife, and it was. We weren't out on the boat 20 minutes when 3 porpoises swam right by us and within a half hour, we saw our first humpback whale! And we saw 3 more during the day...and dozens stellar sea lions, harbor seals, puffins (!), and an amazing array of birds, my favorite being the common murr, a bird that looks like ... read more

Included at least a few of the pictures today. I hiked to Exit Glacier even though it was raining. I was just going to go to the Outwash in front of the glacier but then could not keep from going the extra distance to the viewpoint right at the Glacier. I stopped at taking the 8 miles all the way up. It was a great hike and beautiful to stand there even in the rain and listen to the water rushing about and just enjoy the spectacle. The trails were outlined well and at least periodically I was reminded there were other people out and about amidst the trails. Afterward I investigated some other park like areas but the glacier hike was the highlight of the day. There's quite a bit already closed. Even the National ... read more

We spent the night in Seward, as this was where we were to start or cruise from.. The day before the cruise we had some free time to go to the Seward Aquarium...it does not match Cape Town's Two Ocean's Aquarium! But we did meet a cute seal, everytime we put our hand on the glass he would stop and rub his chin more or less where our hand was before he zoomed off again! That was SO sweet! We also saw a bird which I though was extinct -a Puffin! They are so funny looking! We had amazing weather up untill we got to Seward, suddenly it was misty and overcast but we could still see that Seward was a very pretty little coastal town. With our bags packed and all ready to go we ... read more