Orcas and Humpbacks

Seward

We're wrapping up our stay in Seward and getting ready to pull out.  Yesterday we went on a 6 hour boat ride out to Kenai Fjiords national park.  It was a moist chilly kind of day but a good day to go on this tour.  We saw a lot of sealife, most notably humpback whales and several pods of Orca killer whales.  There was a park ranger on board who told us a lot about the marine life we encountered.

Hiking trail

We also saw seals, sea lions, dall porpoises, otters and puffins as well as a glacier.   It was pretty cold in some areas.

Before leaving today we're hiking on one of the remote trails in Seward.  Last time in Alaska we hiked without any bear spray but this time we decided to get a couple cans of it in Anchorage as the Grizzly bears are plentiful around here. 

It's tempting to spend a few more days in this town.  Our next destination will probably be Coopers Landing area or Homer.  The rain we've received seems to be helping with the out of control fire near Soldotna which isn't too far from Coopers Landing.

Cat not impressed with the view

Great view from the 5'er