Van Gilder Hotel Seward
308 Adams St. Seward, Alaska, 99664, United States
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Seward and Kenai Fjords National Park
After getting off the ferry in Whittier, we drove south toward Valdez, through more beautiful countryside, stopping in Moose Pass to hike a mile and a half up a mountain to an Apline lake, passing people who were fishing at the lake, and a couple of hunters, and eating watermelon berries as we went along.
After a long hike we headed toward …
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Resurrection Bay can be a rainy and rockin' place!
... fun. He was one of the rescued animals, if we remember correctly. We also saw a huge sealion in the next tank over. An announcement about Woody the Sealion being fed led us outside. Woody weighs over 2000 lbs. A large ladder was set up. A trainer with a bucket of fish had Woody do many tricks. It was fun to watch him lumber around. He could stick out his tongue, bark, wave, and jump. He is one smart Steller sea lion!
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Keeping resurrection at bay
... the patch. Yes, you read correctly - applying the patch. My history of motion sickness is legendary. The second largest incident of pollution in the gulf of Mexico, second only to the recent oil disaster, was my digestive spills while chaperoning a group of boy scouts on a deep sea fishing trip many years ago. I have contemplated taking dramamine before taking a ...
Glaciers in Seward
... bow of the boat, which was a bonus, but no whales.
That evening, after having been on the boat for 6 hours we decided to stretch our legs and make the most of the remaining daylight until 10pm by going to Exit Glacier, another product of the Harding ice field. On the road up to the glacier were markers where the glacier used to extend to on that year: a timely reminder of climate change, it has receded a mile in almost 100 years. We ...
Weekend in Seward
Life in anchorage is moving along. The streets are becoming more familiar. We are still driving around the city quite a bit to get our odds and end accomplished but it is getting a little easier to navigate.
Ken is starting his new job today. He left for the Alaskan Native Medical Center a little while ago. He has a two day orientation and then will start working regular shifts. He will no longer be only on midnights but will be ...



