We went on a six-hour tour of Kenai Fjords on this boat. I'm not much of a sailor, and I did feel a little yucky for part of the cruise but, overall, it wasn't too bad. However, it was really cold, and we went both glad that we had brought warm-weather gear.
Our captain (sorry, I can't remember his name) was great. Born and raised in Seward (the local town), he was knowledge and enthusiastic about the ecosystem.
This was the first glacier we saw but our captain decided not to stop because there were already several boats in the vicinity.
First wildlife spotting: stellar sea lions!
The cliffs were inhabited by these birds and their chicks.
We also saw puffins!
We also saw two black bears marauding through some kayaker's campsite on the shore.
The kayakers came by as several tour boats were watching the bears at their campsite. I'm sure they wondered why the heck everyone was staring at their campsite! Our captain told them that the bears were there, and the kayakers paddled away furiously to protect their belongings.
Here we are on the boat. It was cold and windy!
On the way back we saw a few beluga whales.
They stay underwater for about eight minutes so getting their picture was very difficult. This was the best I could do.
After the tour, we went back to our seaside campground. This is the view from our campsite. Not bad for $10 a night!
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