Seward

Aug. 16th: Once Sean had picked me up from the airport, we made a mad-dash back to the motorhome for some much needed rest. Luckily, we weren't in any rush to go anywhere, so we were able to sleep until about 9:30am (about 8 hours). We packed up our Wasilla campsite (basically we hooked the Jeep to the motorhome) and after dumping the tanks, we were Seward bound.

Sean's amazing backing in skills at Wasilla campsite
(There was a tree about a foot behind motorhome and only a few inches to spare in front)

We needed to stop in Anchorage on the way to Seward to gather up some groceries and fill up with fuel. So we found a Tesoro gas station with a diesel only aisle, which makes filling up so much easier! This gas station was conveniently located next to a Fred Meyer. Unfortunately, said Fred Meyer was under construction and there was no room to park the motorhome. We found another Fred Meyer down the road that was more equipped to handle the size of our motorhome. There was a Carl's Jr. across from this Fred Meyer, which we didn't mind at all, and actually found ourselves eating there for lunch, yum! Now we were really ready to take on the drive to Seward!

I must say the drive down to Seward is pretty spectacular! The tide was out, as far as we could tell, and there were silt mounds, sand bars, and mud flats teeming with wildlife. The whole length of the road through this area was paralleled by a railroad. When you get about 100 miles away from Seward you notice many signs pointing various directions to places like Homer and Whittier. We were just interested in getting to Seward so we could set up camp on the shore and take a look around.

Once in Seward, we made a loop by Waterfront Park so we could scope out a site close to the water. We found a no-hookups site that gave a beautiful view out the front windows.
 

Views from our front window. Better than TV!

After we were settled, we drove down to the famous Exit Glacier. This glacier is famous for its rapid retreat. The visitor center location used to be on the edge of exit glacier, but now getting to exit glacier requires a 1 mile walk. It was beautiful! Unfortunately we could not touch the Glacier as its current position has a dangerous cliff between the end of the trail and the glacier. If you wait another year, you may again be able to touch it!

Bridge on Glacier Trail

To wrap up the day, we drove out to Lowell Point near Seward. Unfortunately, we did not take any pictures, but here is a picture of the road out to Lowell point and the waterfall running under the road out to the point.