Am I Blue?

I like Seward. It is cute and cozy, but large enough to be interesting. This morning I visited a small town museum and saw artifacts and photos of the way things used to be. Also watched a movie about the July 4th race on Marathon Mountain. This majestic peak looms over the city and waterfront and is considered quite formidable to climb. Well the movie was a hoot and the race participants literally crawled up the mountain on hands and knees. The trail is all rocks and dirt and looked very difficult. Many of the runners fell on the way down and some actually somersaulted and got bloodied and bruised. One couple from our group did attempt the climb later in the day and found it incredibly difficult. They were thrilled to get part way and turned back.

I walked around in the shopping area and found an adorable bar stool with an otter painted on the seat. Since that is Jeff's favorite critter I purchased it and shlepped it back to our RV. In the afternoon our group drove out to Exit Glacier. Aside from being beautiful we had a great hike right up to the ice. It was a fun and not too strenuous walk and we were able to stand right alongside the blue ice.

Back in town we visited the Alaska Sea Life Center, a good aquarium. The best part was the exhibit of puffins, murres and gulls. We just love the puffins, but the photos were all disappointing. They are the funniest birds since penguins. The float on the water like ducks and have an awkward flying style with their wings flapping crazily. They land by sticking their feet straight out and using them like skiis as they skid to a stop.