9/6/12 glacier cruise part two Seward

Today we were up at 4 am to get everything packed up breakfast and out ready for a 5 am taxicab ride to the train depot. We are schedule to take the train from anchorage at 645 am to Seward arriving at 11 am. This was a different mode of transportation than I have ever taken. There was nice room in reclining chairs with nice big windows. The train takes a slightly different route other than the highway so I got to see things that you can't from the Seward highway. Along the way the sun was out and no wind so great photos, wildlife and inland glaciers. We arrived exactly at 11 am and meet with the glacier cruise people and the took our luggage to the hotel and we just had to get on the cruise. So while picking up our tickets dad talked to the guy and got them to comp us the buffet salmon and prime rib buffet (19$/person). Score one for the day. Once boarding found out the woman that fell was doing better but still in hospital, that was good to, and the weather was perfect, 50 light winds and sunny.

Cruise went off without a hitch saw the standard sea otter in the bay and began moving further out. As we got out into the bay saw orcas right in front of the boat, the dall porpoise came by to, the shortly later a humpback. We were hitting on all cylinders so far and only 1/3 of the way into the cruise. We then moved around Aialak point to see the glaciers. We got up close and the sound these slow moving ice sheets makes is something that is crazy, cracking and just sounds like raw power. Then sometimes they break off and huge splashes into the water. After being out there for a while it was time to head back fill our bellys and a couple more animal sightings, puffins and sea lions. Back promptly at 530p and we got off and went to the hotel.

Checked into the motel and it is not luxury but will serve the need, and walking distance to the cruise terminal, restaurants and the 4 block downtown. Tomorrow is the relaxing part of this adventure with the bags paged liquor concealed I am ready.

Oh one thing I have to give big props to the company Major Marine tours. They fixed a bad situation and made us very happy and we just ended up with nothing but positive things to say. Anyone coming to this town needs to go on this trip with this company.