Granite Creek Campgrounds Seward

... a glacier. One of the passengers then had a medical problem so we made a bee line back to the harbor where we were met by the EMTs. Luckily the passenger walked off the boat under his own power, but it turned our 6 hour cruise into a 3 hour cruise where we just saw the otters and some puffins. Very disappointing. At least the tour company is refunding ...

... out our place at the front of the boat and away we went. The cruise departs Seward and heads through Resurrection Bay, around Aialik Cape, past Three Hole Bay and into the Holgate Arm. At the top of the Holgate Arm is Holgate Glacier. The cruise then continues on to the Aialik Glacier and then returns to Seward past some of the islands.<br><br>The scenery was stunning! Heidi laughed at us as we had suited up in our ...

... was very good at keeping the conversation following and she was really interesting to listen to. Heidi was from Vermont but had been spent 4 summers in Alaska and had just completed her first Winter! If you stay 2 winters you are no longer called a Snow Bird e.g. people who fly south for winter. <br><br>We left Anchorage and headed out on the Old Seward Highway along the Turnagain Arm (so named because Captain Cook kept saying Turn Again as it is so ...

... differences between US and the East. They've been to Japan, so felt in awe about Japanese education. She thought few Americans care about education, pushing children for achievement. Interesting. I disagreed with her, but there's got to be a balance. A happy and a little stressed childhood that benefits their future life.<br>

... at the Alaska Railroad stand and almost had a tentative commitment to take our bags we were planning to check later in the day for our trip from Seward to Anchorage but once she spoke with her supervisor, it was a no go. So off we trekked to get a taxi and head to Liquid Adventures - time check: 7:15 AM. <br><br>Our cab driver was a lifelong citizen of Seward and lives there today with no running water in his house. He talked about ...

... as they do for breaths of air. It really was a fantastic cruise and a fantastic day sightseeing in some of Alaska's most picturesque waters. On the way back to Anchorage the following day, we took a short pitstop at the brilliant Wildlife Conservation Centre where sick and injured animals are cared for. We're not big fans of seeing animals behind fences and in cages but in this circumstance, we were delighted to visit and contribute towards its future by buying some souvenirs.

... the edge of it but couldn't get further because the danger of a huge piece dropping off. On the way back to town we stopped at the Salmon Bake ("cheap beer and lousy food," not) we had eaten at Sat night. I had more halibut (fish) for the third night in a row and Scott had king crab legs. Then we shared turtle cheese cake. With all the exercise we're getting we deserve a little dessert.

... bus depot and called a taxi company. This was going to take us to the 4pm departing bus for Anchorage. 20 minutes later a cab arrived which took us to the depot station only to discover that there is only one bus a day, no more Kim didn't read their signs very well at all and confused office hours with departure times!!! Disheartened we figured we had to go back to the village and wait for the next company's bus to arrive at 6.30pm Still cold, wet, annoyed and sick of hauling ...

... and it is soooo cold out, after living in<br>Florida for so many years I can't help but shake from the chilly breeze<br>and 55 F weather. We spend the night at Seward Windsong Lodge, which is<br>a beautiful and cozy rustic lodge overlooking the Alaskan mountain<br>range. <br><br>Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward<br>The<br>next day we set out on a boat ride to Kenai Fjords National Park.<br>Although it's very cold and it's drizzling, we brave ...

... and checked on Sadie. Then it was off to pay for our boat tour we are taking tomorrow and to the Sealife Center. This was an indoor aquarium which had a huge sea lion, seals and puffins and all the fish you can imagine. They also had tanks set up so you could touch some of the starfish, anemones, etc. It was a good place to stop. Eva - just like an ocean zoo. You would have loved it?!