Day 16 Sunday Kenai Fjords National Park
Our lodging while in Seward was The Seward Military Resort. At the end of World War II, some of the cabins occupied by soldiers were converted to use by military for recreation. Over the years the resort has been enlarged and improved. Now the resort is a very nice facility that is well run and has nice lodging and amenities.
We boarded a Kenai Fjords Cruises ship to take a 6-hour trip to see glaciers and wildlife. The cruise company is not operated by the national park. It is one of several cruise companies that operate in Seward. We were absolutely satisfied with the professionalism and customer care from Kenai Fjords Cruises.
We got underway from the Seward Small Boat Harbor on a modern and comfortable cruise ship and headed for the Gulf of Alaska:
Seward is a cruise ship departure point. The was one cruise ship in the outer harbor:
This American Bald Eagle, perched on a navaid at the edge of the harbor was keeping an eye on all the activities:
The morning early weather was beautiful, blue sky and no clouds overhead. The rocks, trees and shoreline were very picturesque:
Not very long after departure, we spotted our first whale:
The ship's Captain took us very close to these spires, and then threaded the needle between the spires:
We left Resurrection Bay and entered the boundary of the Kenai Fjords National Park. We sighted another whale near the terminal moraine of Bear Glacier:
to be continued.....