Seward, Alaska

 Seward, Alaska

Last updated: July 15, 2020

Transportation

For our transportation to Seward, we took a shuttle from the airport in Anchorage, to Seward. Since we had to drive around a bay to get to the other peninsula, it took us around two hours to arrive in Seward. The trip to Seward was very scenic. You have to go around the bay, which is famous for Alaska's mud fields. We saw some Dal Sheep on the way there, and we stopped and took some pictures. When we were traveling on this road, they had road work going on. Since there is only one road from Anchorage to Seward, it caused a few delays.





These were some of the pictures of the Bay.







Seward

In Seward there is really only one restaurant open during the offseason, called the "The Breeze Inn". 
I had their French Toast, and I highly recommend it! In town, there is a memorial in honor of the biggest earthquake in Alaska in 1964 that killed hundreds. Surprisingly, it wasn't the earthquake itself that killed them, it was the effects of it, such as tsunamis. Other towns, as well as Seward, were pounded with these huge waves.

 The Visitor Center for Kenai Fjords National Park is also located in Seward.  In the visitor center, there is the park movie, exhibits, a gift shop, and the likely Park Rangers.

To access most of Kenai Fjords National Park, you have to have a boat. My family and I planned on this and booked a boat ride before even going on the trip. The company we booked our ride with was able to put our luggage in a room for us since we were not able to put in a vehicle or anything of the sort. The boat we rode on was very high quality. It had a snack bar and indoor/outdoor viewing areas. The day we happened to go out to sea, it was very cloudy but the ocean was as smooth as glass. Because of these conditions, we were able to see a lot of wildlife and beautiful scenery!



These were some of the AMAZING rock I got to see while on the boat! Also some of the puffins, and sea lions.



These pictures were taken at the mid-point of the tour. We got to go up close to a glacier and hear it crack and melt. We also got to see many orcas, puffins, seals, and even a humpback whale! We also saw two orcas try to take down a porpoise. It was very exciting!



One the way back to Seward, the clouds cleared up and we could see much further than the trip coming. These pictures also show what I mentioned above about the ocean being as smooth as glass.




This was our trip to Seward, Alaska; and I loved it!


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Location: Seward, AK 99664, USA

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