Seward and ice...

The Sea Bean Coffee and internet in Seward is hopping this morning. Sent out my last post from here via thumb drive (first time to try that--it worked) and $2 to access their computer. Today, b'fast of coffee and a toasted bagel gets me free access.

Had a bit of stomach upset last night. Hope it wasn't something I ate---eggs, bacon, and homemade biscuts and gravy yesterday and the night before a wonderful halibut cheek with lemon and capers over rice pilaf.

Yesterday we took a 6 hr cruise into the fjord to the Aliak Glacier. Saw lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Actually saw humpback, orca, and gray whales; seals, sealions and otters; puffens, cormarands and gulls; starfish, mountain goats and glaciers calving. A running commentary from the captain except when he had to "pay attention to the road" as he put it when we sailed between close islands or over 1000 yr old glacial morranes where the water depth changed from 400ft to 30ft in the lenght of the boat. Past the only maximum security prison in Alaska, derelic gun implacements from WWII (Dutch Harbor was actaully invaded and captured buy the Japanese!) and of course majestic moutains all around. Fourtyfive minutes sitting with the engines off quietly listening to the cracks, creaks and goans of the glacier as we anxiouly await 300ft high columns of ice fall away into the bay. (hopefull more on this later)

Today to Saldontna to hook up with Sarah's folks and an Uncle Lew who has been gracious enough to put us up on our way to Homer. Oh, and attractive as it can be, I'm not quite yet ready to buy a 30 ft home on wheels. It does beat climbing wet into a tent and having a toilet that really flushes is something I could get used to!