We are behind in our posts, but trying to get caught up. Last Thursday, we took a 6 hour marine cruise from Seward to the Kenai Fjords National Park. The Kenai Fjords sit at the edge of the North Pacific Ocean. It contains Harding Icefield(which is one of the largest icefields in the US) and feeds about 38 glaciers. The park was named for the numerous fjords that were carved by the glaciers moving down the mountains from the ice fields. Going by boat is the primary way to see this park. We saw dall porpoises(they look like orcas), sea otters, seals, sea lions, bald eagles, puffins flying, blue glaciers, and magnificent views. Scott, I, and a few others on the front of the boat saw a brief view of a humpback whale(saw come to surface and saw tail), but was really far out. Kids did not see it, but they were thrilled to see everything else and they were totally excited about the “all you can eat” buffet. 🙂 Kids earned their Junior Ranger badges on the cruise also, since there was a Kenai Fjords Park Ranger on the boat. Aialik Glacier was our favorite! It was magnificent-so blue, big and beautiful!
