Wednesday - Last Day in Seward

Wow - each day is just so much FUN!!! We started today out with breakfast at Nellie’s Roadhouse in downtown Seward. The view out the front window of the restaurant was amazing and the food was good too.

Next Dave dropped me off at the Iditerod Kennels & Training camp. I thought that I had had enough of the sled dogs and the Iditerod, but this was different and a lot of fun! Our guide was Dan Seevey, brother of Dallas who hosted us at the Dinner Show on Saturday. We go to tour where the dogs sleep, play with more puppies and then ride two miles on a cart pulled by a team of Iditerod dogs. I think riding in the cart is probably the highlight of my trip so far! We also go to see how the Mushers take care of the dogs on the trail and how the sled works too.

After the Iditerod, Dave picked me up and we went back into Seward to finish checking out the town. Next stop was the behind the scenes tour at the Sea Life Center. We were both disappointed with the tour. We thought that we would get to see some of the animals that the researchers are working with, but mostly it was a tour of hallways with pictures being explained by the guide. We did get to go into a room where a woman was monitoring an island where the Stellar Sea Lions live. She explained to us that she knows every single one of them and she tracks when they eat and what they are doing each day. She also explained how they go to the island and “mark” the pups so that they can follow their travels. It was extremely interesting!

After the tour we visited the displays at the Sea Life Center and took some pictures. We watched their Stellar Sea Lion, Woody, as he swam around in his tank.

Dinner was at a restaurant on the waterfront called Chinook’s. We watched the boats coming in and unloading their catch. Of course, Dave had to go out and see what was going on first hand.

Tonight it is POURING rain. We are nice and comfy in our little home. We are both really glad that we went on the boat tour yesterday. I don’t think it would have gone today - the fishermen told Dave that the sea was really rough. It has rained on and off the whole time we have been here, but we have been fortunate that the rain was lighter during the activities that we had planned for outside. Tomorrow we are on the road exploring our way to Homer. Homer is our last stop before gong back to Anchorage on Sunday. Dave will be going on a charter fishing trip Friday and if the weather is good, he may go Saturday too.