Kenai Fjords Boat Tour

After settling in to our new place, the Moby Dick Hostel, Teres & I headed to "downtown" Seward to see what's what. We ended up at a bar whose name I can't remember, hung out with the locals and listened to a band. Some guys that we had met on the plane from Houston were there too- again, for such a big state it really does seem small!
This morning we went out on a boat tour of the Kenai Fjords. Unfortunately the wind was blowing hard and the seas were at 10 feet, so we didn't get to go as far as we were supposed to. We ended up staying in Resurrection Bay, and our day was cut short. 10 foot seas is nothing for this seasoned pro! Wusses.
While in Resurrection Bay, we saw sea otters, bald eagles, puffins, murres, Dall's porpoises, and Stellar sea lions! No whales though :( The area around here is absolutely beautiful. As much as I loved Denali, this place is even better for me because I love the water!!
After a few hours of sightseeing, the ship stopped at a place called Fox Island and we got an all-you-can-eat salmon & prime rib lunch (was supposed to be dinner) which was awesome! There was a guy on the beach there filleting a rockfish that he had just caught- reminded me of all the rockfish we caught and ate on the NOAA ship last year!
We arrived back at the small boat harbor around 230, much earlier than the 6:00 time we originally planned. Oh well, we can't control the weather, and at least it was a gorgeous sunny day. The company did give everyone a partial refund because of the inclement weather so now we have more money to play with :)
Tomorrow we're back out on Resurrection Bay, but kayaking this time! Should be interesting. I need to see some whales!!