June 24, 2015

A big cruise ship entered Seward harbor early this morning. It was the Seven Seas Navigator of the Regent line. It was a surprise to see it in the harbor where it spent the day.  We headed to the Sea Life Center for our morning adventure. It was much smaller than I thought it would be but it was quite interesting. Not only do they have this center for research and rescue but they have a big research vessel and live TV monitors on a couple of the islands frequented by the sea birds and sea lions. Their major concern is the diminishing numbers of sea lions in the region.

We lunched in town then returned to sit on the beach and watch the sea otters and one lone sea lion in the fjord. It was delightful to have some sunshine for a change and if you managed to find a place out of the wind, it was almost warm!

Late in the afternoon, the Seven Seas Navigator left the harbor. Watching it maneuver out of the tiny boat harbor then spin on a dime and head out to sea was our entertainment for the evening. The bear photo was from our fjord cruise. It posed quite nicely for us.