Today was the first day of the land portion of our cruise-tour.
We got off the ship in Seward, Alaska just after 9 a.m. We met our tour manager, Mike at the end of the gangway. He seems a very friendly guy. We drove for only a few minutes to the Sea life Centre where we spent two hours marveling at the exhibits. They had many live sea mammals, fishes and birds. We saw a huge entertaining 2,000 lb sea lion.
After the Sea Life Center, we drove for a few minutes t the small craft harbor where we boarded a boat to explore the Kenai Fjords. This was most enjoyable. About fifteen minutes from the harbor, we came across our first live sea otter, lying peacefully on his back. Se photo.
We sailed for a while looking at the birds until we arrived at Fox Island. They served us a salmon bake lunch while a game ranger gave us a talk about the area and some of the folklore.
After lunch, we spent a few wonderful hours exploring the fjords. We saw sea lions, porpoises, eagles, puffins, coastal mountain goats and other wildlife.
After eventually returning to the Seward harbor, we drove to our hotel, the Windsong Lodge. It is comfortable yet rustic.
We walked down the road to a local restaurant advertising lousy food and cheap beer. In reality, the beer was average and the food was good.
We walked back along the stream, even finding time to skip some flat rocks on the water.
Now it's time to relax.
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