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Travel Blogs from Seward
Once in a Lifetime Day in Kenai Fjords!
... they chose to do it just a couple yards from the boat! Because they were so close we were able to see the bubbles so we knew right where the whales were going to come up. They were so close, we got amazing views, and we got fantastic pictures!
W e then started to head over to the glaciers. On the way we heard the captain announce he saw a Sea Otter. We we expecting one otter, but we saw about 20 or 30, what is called a raft ...
Mountains, lakes and whales
... included all you can eat prime rib and salmon buffet. You all know how I like a buffet.
We were not disappointed in the whale viewing, but it was sure hard to get a picture of them. Everyone was waiting for the tail to pop up, and I did get a quick one early on, but that was it. We had some porpoises "playing" with the ship. They would come up along side and then go under and come up on the other side. It was fun to watch, but ...
Moose Pass Gas....
... and spending a couple of hours there we headed back to the hotel near exhausted and checked in.
And...took a nap.
We woke up around 6ish and got back up and moving and headed down to the Harbour. A 15 minute walk you got to see most of Seward and the odd little homes they live in, Tsunami Warning signs, trees full of buoys and rain. It's been raining since we got here. It's wet and cold and it's AWESOME!
Seward is ...
Seward and the Sea
Only six miles from Seward is a wonderful place called Stoney Creek RV Park. It is nestled in the woods next to none other than Stoney Creek. The glacier fed creek and surrounding mountains make this a beautiful scenic spot. The pull-through sites are gravel, but all of the sites are generously wide and some back up to the creek, and have grass and fire pits. The camp rules warn that ...
Weekend in Seward
... They have a sea lion and some harbor seals, we saw them feed the sea lion, he is big and noisy. They have an aviary room where there are puffins and other sea birds. We liked it so much we had our hands stamped so we could go out to lunch and explore a little then go back later.
After lunch we drove about 8 miles out to Exit Glacier. There are many glaciers in this area, but this one happens to be right there outside of town, you can drive ...