Seward, AK- My day as a very touristy tourist....

It might be 5 am...but Im goofy excited....

Ok so I am not generally one to be like a total fanny-pack and camera tourist, but when it has to be done, it has to be done. Mo and I hauled our cookies down to Seward on a whim and hopped the day cruiser Aialik, with Captain Bob, a delightful old man and his not altogether unattractive crew...there were only 18 people on board including crew, so that was kinda cool.

Me and Mo onboard the Aialik

The weather patterns here are non-existant I have gathered. It was supposed to be overcast with a high in the high fifties, but it was an absolutely bluebird day instead, and I was very happily perched on the hull of the boat at 25 knots with just a sweatshirt...which is good...because I planned on packing my leather bomber...but apparently it stayed in MI. I will come to regret that at some point...

Anyway, the trip was amazing, barring the 45 minute wait for constuction on AK1..the drive there and back was stunning. We saw a very small speck of a bear, goats, sheep, orcas, humpbacks, puffins, seals, arctic terns, sea lions, cormorants, eagles (bald and golden) and I finally got my damned moose on camera! Take that Alaska! I think we also decided to rent a hitch and a pop-up and do the next leg as weirdo tourists in Denali...yes...It will happen. Or maybe we will hotel it...we'll see.

But here is a quick highlight reel of the day...