Seward Day 1

We arrived later last night. We had a sandwich supper in Anchorage before heading south to Ptarmigan Creek Campground 25 miles north of Seward. We stayed up WAY past our bed time until 10 or 10:30 pm. Despite the decided lean in the terrain of the camper, we both slept well and agreed it felt good to be back "in our own bed" after two nights in a hotel/cabin.

This morning after coffee and a poptart, we drove into Seward. We stopped first at the Kenai Fjords National Park visitor center. Nice exhibits and we watched a movie about the park. Tomorrow, we'll go back to Exit Glacier, which is on the park, and take a hike to see the gIlacier. You can no longer walk up to the Glacier as it has receded, but we can take pictures from the viewing platform.

We had lunch "downtown". We both had reindeer meatloaf with mac'n cheese as it was cold out, and that sounded warming. Neither of us could finish our plates, though!

Afterward, we went through the Alaska Sea Life Center, which is a combined research facility and marine aquarium aimed mostly at children, but still interesting for us. They study birds, fish, and marine mammals in Resurrection Bay, where Seward sits.

We drove out to Lowell Point and bought ice at Miller's Landing, where we watched 6 or 7 sea otters playing near the shore.

On our way back to camp, we stopped at the post office to mail post cards. Now we are enjoying camp. It is sunny and relatively bug free in our "bug hooch." For supper, we are having fresh Copper River Salmon filets on the grill with rice and mango pineapple salsa.Read more