We got up early Sunday morning and took a cab (or rather, cabs) to get to the place where we needed to board the bus (shuttle) to Seward for the cruise. It was an extraordinary drive. The fog lifted, for the most part, for some amazing views. We even saw some wildlife along the way - sheep, goats, eagles, moose...!
We stopped at a lodge to transfer buses, and it had to be one of the most beautiful parts of the trip, in my opinion (and that is saying A LOT). The scenery was absolutely incredible!One of my favorite pictures from the trip
We got to Seward around lunch time. We walked around a little, saw a lot of bald eagles, and then boarded the "little" boat for a couple-hour wildlife cruise. All-you-can-eat Prime Rib and Salmon? Yes, please.Seward's Harbor
We did see a good bit of wildlife, though some of it was far away (or small, like the puffins!), but all-in-all, probably worth it. We even had some playful little porpoises that decided to swim with the boat for several minutes. Absolutely beautiful day too - 60s and sunny, which I understand is pretty rare around those parts.
My pictures don't really do this tour justice, but here's a pretty decent one of our first (of many) glacier sightings in the next few days:
After the wildlife cruise we boarded the CRUISE! :) So weird to see a sunset at like...midnight!
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