First three photos if you haven't guessed are of the train ride. The next three are of the National Fjord Park Boat Trip in Seward into Ressurection Bay and Pacific Ocean.
Stellar Sea lions (endangered).
Jess and I in front of the glacier.
After serving at Bible Camp for a week, I was extremely tired so when I got to Anchorage, I rested for an 1 1/2 hour at the hotel room and then went to meet Jess and Steph. Good thing I didn't know their flight number but it was just in time when I saw them leaving security.
We went to eat at Moose's Tooth. It's an amazing pizza place and well worth the 50 minute wait. We went back to the hotel to sleep until we had to be at the train station by 5:30 am. It was a beautiful train ride and a lot more snow still covering the tundra than the the last time I took this trip two years ago.
We saw glaciers, mountains, lots of eagles, moose, beavers, and dall sheep. We arrived in Seward early afternoon and walked a bit with out suitcases until the Trolly offered us a ride. Steph and Jess were relieved. We ate a quick lunch of leftovers and headed towards the Sea Life Center. Along the way we stopped in the tourist shops. The Sea LIfe Center added some new things. We got some good pictures of the Stellar Sea lion. I couldn't believe how big it was! I enjoyed watching the puffins dive and come back up. Two were actually building a nest while I was there. We got to touch and feel the sea anenomes and starfish. It's amazing how many different colors and sizes there are. Jess and Steph took a behind the scenes tour of the Center while I went back to the hotel to chat with family and rest. We went to Chinooks restaurant for dinner and had Alaskan King crab legs. Yummy! Then we walked through the Marina to admire all the boats we wish we could have.
The next day was out National Fjord Boat tour which lasted all day. It was amazing to see 5 whales total. Two were sleeping, a young one feeding near the shore (rare), and a middle aged one. We also barely saw a minke whale, which are still hunted by some of the Alaska Natives.
We saw two groups of porpoises (cousin of the killer whale) that were the same colors of the killer whales. One group was too busy eating to "play" with us. Our captain said we should clap and whistle to get them to come swim and dive near the boat. The first group didn't but the second group "Played" a lot. I'm so thankful I got to borrow the school's camcorder to get all these amazing animals.
We had a few hours to spare after the boat trip. I wanted to find any place I could to sleep. I had to take only one dramadine and man oh man did it knock me out after I got off of the boat. We got some dinner before our train left to Anchorage. I was so incredibly tired and wanted to sleep so I could stay up and talk with the Harris'(Jason, Myra, Ethan, Romay).
See Part two of Alaska Trip
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