Seward

Three days in Seward, Alaska are plenty. We had plans to do a boat trip in the Kenai Fjords National Park. We did a trip about six years ago and the sea was rough and the tiny ship was tossed and it was a complete barf-o-rama. We had a blast though and saw tons of wildlife. 

We booked the trip for Tuesday, thinking that the rain would stop by then, and went to the Alaska Sea Life Center on Monday. It is a really nice aquarium and we saw tons of cool ocean life, including seals and sea lions and an adorable sea otter pup in the I.Sea.U. which had been rescued.

But it rained and rained and rained.. 

Things looked better on Tuesday morning so we headed to the harbor to board the ship and they advised that there was a rough seas warning and we could cancel, book for another day, or take our chances and go out and have rough seas and possibly have to turn back. So we cancelled without booking for another day. One can only spend so many days in the dreary rain soaked town of Seward.

Later in the afternoon we hiked to Exit Glacier which is also in the Kenai Fjords National Park. Even in the rain it was beautiful, although receding. 

So we are leaving Seward and heading to Valdez with hopes of enjoying a boat trip in The Prince William Sound, in between the rain. 

If you visit Seward, Ray's Waterfront is a nice place to eat dinner and watch sea otters playing in the harbor. (okay, they probably aren't playing, but it looks like they are)