We’re taking it easy this morning showering, sweeping the RV and “computering”. We need to be in Seward about 11:30 for the cruise. It has drizzled most of the night and continues now. Hope it’s not raining later since I’m prepared with two sets of batteries for the camera. : )
The five-hour cruise was very good. We saw a sea otter, many seabirds such as Kittiwakes, Arctic terns, two kinds of puffins, common muirs, cormorants, and herring gulls; saw several mature bald eagles including a nesting pair on the nest. We saw Stellar sealions and three Orcas; also saw mountain goats, one nanny and her kid perched on a tiny outcropping that didn’t look quite big enough to hold them. Bear Glacier was pretty far in the distance but that was as close as the boat could/would go.
There is an unusual tunnel to get to Whittier. It is two and a half miles long, carved out of solid basalt which is evident as you drive by the rough hewn walls. It is a single lane and also has railroad tracks. The traffic lines up at the entrance according to size and every 15 minutes one side gets to go through the tunnel, unless there’s a train scheduled. The east and west portals are alternated every thirty minutes. The picture of the RV with Cliff waving from the door shows us as first in line in the RV lane.
Here’s a picture of Bear Glacier and one of a mountain we decided looks like the RKO logo. The seals were numerous as they sunned themselves on the rocks. The picture of the rocks where the kittiwakes nest is too disgusting to add to the log, educational but ikky.
Whittier had what seemed hundreds of trucks and boat trailers parked in the public lots. It seems that a lot of Alaskans have boats and RVs. Since it was a long weekend, Seward was packed with them also.
We went back through the tunnel to a remote park for the night.
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