Friday, June 20, 2014

Seward Alaska

Yesterday we left Homer to come to Seward, a beautiful drive here.  When we arrived we went to see Exit Glacier, this glacier has receded a lot since I was here, all the glaciers are receding here because of climate change.

Then we went to the visitor center to see about going on a glacier trip to-day.  We chose the one that would go to 2 glaciers and had a salmon and prime rib dinner.  We had supper and went for a drive around, things have changed here also.
Stayed at Safeway over night.

This morning we had to catch the boat for our 7 1/2 hr trip. The weather couldn't be better in the 70 degrees.  The list of wildlife was incredible.  Humpback Whales, Orca (killer) Whales, Fin wales (the 2nd largest whale in the world). Steller Sea Lions, sea otters, Harbor seals, Dall's Porpoise these swim in front and beside the boat great to watch, Salmon, Puffins, Kittiwakes Cormorants, and Common Murres,

Went to 2  tide water glaciers this means they end at the waters edge they are just huge.  Saw one calving, that means breaking off and falling into the water.

                                                                                         Looking back at the Homer Spit
                                                                 
 
 
                                                                  Exit glacier

 
 
                                                                 Humpback whale tail

 
 
                                                                       An orca fin

 
 
                                                                         Dall's Porpoise

 
 
                                                                         Ice burgs

 
                                                                Aialik Glacier calving

 
 
                                                                      Sea Otter with baby

 
 
                                                                              Harbor Seal

 
 
                                                                            Steller Seal Lions

 
 
                                                                             Fin Whale

 
 
                                                                    Bear Glacier

 
 
                                                                 Holgate Glacier

 
 
To-day was a wonderful day couldn't have been better

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