Time has moved on, and so have we, to Seward. It is now 15th April.
What a difference to yesterday; glorious sunshine, and virtually no wind. However, it was a tad chilly, at 3 degrees.
Seward's principal claim to fame is that it is the southern end of the Alaskan Railroad. It is also the point at which coal is loaded onto ships for the power stations of Korea. Apart from these points, it does not have much to visually commend it, as in 1964, the tsunami following a huge offshore earthquake(9.2 on the Richter Scale), demolished the place.
However, the resourceful find things to do. So we took the shuttle bus into town, and went for a wander. After evaluatin the few shops, we found ourselves at the Sea Life Centre. Built at a cost of 37 million dollars from the reparations of the Exxon Valdez disiter in 1989, it is fascinating place to visit. Think of a combination of the National Acquarium in Plymouth and Living Coasts in Torquay, and one is close. We were there a couple of hours.
Sue was then feeling in need of some retail therapy, so was indulged. Laden with shopping bags(well two), we then decided food was called for, and set of to stroll along the waterside path the mile to the Marina. This, so we had been told, was the best place to lunch. And so it was.
The ship was about another half an hour by foot, and we thought it would be a good way to settle our very enjoyable repast. We were due back on board by 4pm anyway.
The next two days, we had been promised, would be very different,