Anchorage/Seward

Our flight to Anchorage was delayed because of fog in Wrangall and Petersburg so we spent a goodly amount of time in the Juneau airport. On our arrival in Anchorage we were back in the land of motel shuttles which was a happy discovery. Juneau is not user friendly when you come in anyway but on a cruise ship so this was a welcome change. We stayed at the Comfort Inn because it is close to the railroad station that would take us to Seward. The only problem with that was it was a hike to dinner. We found the Snow Goose which also has the Sleeping Lady Brewry. The food and view were great. The owners wife is a quilter and she has decorated the place with huge appliqued quilts depicting Alaska scenes and wildlife. Amazing!
Friday morning we boarded the train to Seward. It is a beautiful trip and narrated by a host. The Windsong Motel met the train, dropped us off in town and took our luggage to the motel. We had lunch, shopped a bit, went to the aquarium and walked along the shore. Motel shuttle picked us up to take us to the motel. The windsong is set in the woods with 8-10 buildings that have 10 or so rooms. Our window opens on to the woods. Beautiful rustic setting--would recommend this place for sure.
Yesterday we took an 8 hour Kenai Fjords tour. We saw quite a lot of wildlife along the way to the Aialik Glacier. It comes down to the water and he got the boat right up to it. We were told that the end of this glacier has been in the same spot for about 100 years. It is replenishing itself at the same rate that it calfs off so that is good. The weather turned nasty on the way home with rain and choppy seas. I think we were all glad to get into the bay and calmer waters. We had dinner on Fox Island then headed back to Seward.
Seward is the beginning of the Iditerod and the big salmon fishing derby starts today. Don said he might some day do a fishing charter. Think he was encouraged by the catches that were coming in. In 1964 there was a 9.2 earthquake that shook for 4 minutes destroying many buildings. What was really devastating was the tsumami that followed. A wall of water 40 feet high surged up the inlet virtually wiping out the downtown and the fishing industry. They have rebuilt, but the area along the shore is parks, rv camping and othter things devoted to tourism.
As I type, I hear the rain coming down. According to weather.com, it is suppose to be nice in Denali,our next stop. We can only hope