SEWARD, ALASKA

We arrived in Resurrection Bay to low low clouds and fog. We couldn't even see the tops of the mountains. We had a tour booked on a large boat for the entire day to see the surrounding bays and wildlife. We thought to ourselves as we boarded the boat, well this will be a disappointing day. But we were so very very lucky because the fog started to lift and the sun started to peak out of the sky and our guide told us how very very lucky we were to have such a lovely, sunny day which only happens one day out of the month.

As we travelled through Kenai Fjords National Park, we were able to see so much wildlife, including sea otters playing, sea lions basking in the sunshine, bald eagles flying overhead,Tufted puffins floating up and down on the boat's wake, three North Pacific humpback whales breaching, several mountain goats resting on craggy rocks, and some playful porpoises playing along side our boat.

The 120 mile cruise took us through the Chiswell Islands section of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. We also cruised our way to Holgate Glacier and Aialik Glacier, two of the largest tidewater glaciers in the 670,000 acre park.

We had a glorious day and saw so much beauty and wildlife. When we arrived back in Seward, we were amazed at the tall mountains surrounding our ship. Seward is situated in a beautiful bay. We have to come back here again.