Kenai Fjords National Park and Seward

I saw Killer Whales!!! I don't think I need to say anymore about this place. They have always been my favourite animal for as long as I can remember and now I've seen them in the wild. I had goosebumps watching them swimming through the water!

Seward was about 150 miles from anchorage (I think). It was a tiny little place but plenty of hikes (apparently - I didn't do any).

I jumped straight onto the boat and went out to the Kenai Fjords National Park. I saw Killer Whales (if you didn't already know), humpback whales, sea otters, porpoises, puffins... and other seal type things that I can't remember the name of... I didn't really care as I was watching the Killer whales 😂. We also took the boat right up to the foot of a glacier and watched it calve and crash into the sea, it was nuts! Sounded like thunder but looked so small... because we were so far away.

The hostel in Seward was a strange little place but great fun, nice people all with interesting stories. Spent the evening chatting with a guy who'd spent 16 days climbing Denali... seemed like a stupid idea to me.

Before checking out in the morning I took a walk up to the river where you can see the salmon swimming upstream. There was a small shed on the stream where they monitor and record the ages of a sample of the fish going through. They also help the salmon to stay safe while they have the baby salmon (can't remember what that's called either) and then record a sample of the babies swimming back down stream. It was actually pretty interesting.

Also saw a moose and 2 bald eagles on the walk!Read more