After a white knuckle drive from Anchorage, we are now in Seward camped at Resurrection Bay. The electric/water sites were all taken so we are camped facing the bay in the dry section for $15.00/night. This place is nearly full of campers of all sizes and shapes; and when we got here water was everywhere because it had rained hard.
On the way here the drive on Glenn Highway from Glacier View RV park, about 60 miles from Anchorage, was just beautiful and we had sun, so it was especially nice. Several very large glaciers were visible from the road. The closer we got to Palmer the drive went through rolling hills and right along the river. In Palmer we filled up at the Fred Meyers for $4.11/gallon diesel.
A storm was either just blowing in or out, not sure which; but the winds were extremely strong along the peninsula coming in. It was a tiring drive being buffeted and pushed around each turn; plus you must pull over if more than 5 cars are behind you. I took over driving at one point to relieve Tim and drove the last leg into Seward. No wildlife sightings and there were no boats coming in and out of Anchorage.
We have planned 5-6 days here to visit the "Exit" Glacier, do some fishing and some sightseeing. The Exit Glacier is one you can walk right up to; but not get close enough to touch. We have scheduled a 7.5 hour Kenai Fijords tour for today. Tim is going out on a 11 hour Halibut and other fish catching attempt 8) trip on Monday while I am doing a 1/2 day in the bay salmon fishing trip.
The local Safeway store is very pricey and is lacking quality fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables. One large cantalope was close to $12.00.
The campground is very entertaining, especially when the rain stopped and we had less cloudy skies. There is a paved walking trail right along in front of the camping area. People are rollerblading, walking dogs, playing ball all sorts of activities. Last night at 10ish several groups of folks were still outside with campfires and activities going on.
This morning as we get ready for our fijord tour the bay was full of fishing boats going out; more than we've seen since being here. I'm sure it is because it's a Saturday. And, there is a sea otter playing in the bay. We had heard a couple of days ago a whale was in the bay checking every thing out, but we missed seeing it.
Marsha~