TRIP DAY – 32, 33, 34,35
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DAILY
MILES - 0 – 31 – 0 - 0
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TOTAL
MILES – 5119
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7/16 – We love Seward! For one thing it is very bike friendly. Today we rode up to the library to use the
Wi-Fi and then back to the camper for lunch.
Then it was off to the Alaska SeaLife Center where we spent the
afternoon enjoying the exhibits and Ranger talks. There were many sea creatures in large tanks
that could be viewed from above or a floor below. We then headed in the opposite direction back
to the pier where we spied a Subway Sandwich Shop that provided a take-home
supper that we enjoyed before settling in to read. These 21 hour days allow you to pack in a lot
of activity.
7/17 – The morning found us
headed to Exit Glacier about 10 miles from town for a hike. The Glacier View hike was a mile long and
where I left Wayne to wait for my return from the Edge of the Glacier hike, a
couple miles uphill. The trail became
very rocky and narrow but I made it to the top and back. Next it was to the Seward Visitor Center to
get information on the rest of the Kenai Peninsula. We did some resupplying at the local grocery
and gas station.
7/18 – Today we decided to stay
a couple more days in the same camping spot to finish some sightseeing and also
to just spend one day doing absolutely nothing.
There is a nice museum at the new library and they show a movie on the
1964 earthquake that totally devastated all seven piers here in Resurrection
Bay. That event totally wiped out the
local economy and it has taken years to reestablish. Next we rode to the Brown & Hawkins
Store, a National Landmark location and checked out the “old town” area around
it. A bike ride back to the RV provided
the much needed afternoon nap.
(7/19) – This is to be our rest day
and we plan to sit around and watch the boats in the bay and catch up on some
reading that we can’t stay awake to do in the evening. From here we are headed to Kenai (the town –
we are already on the peninsula) which I’ll report on later.
