Kenai Peninsula... Continued

We woke up in Seward to a beautiful morning!

One main reason we wanted to visit Seward is to see the beautiful Alaska Sea Life Center. My brother, Rollie was in charge of the construction of this facility so we had heard a lot about it!


In addition to lots of exhibits about sea life and it's preservation, there were aquariums where we saw live sea creatures, like this giant sea lion!

...and this delicate star fish!

On the viewing platform at the Sea Life Center, overlooking the bay

Brother, Bob and me

We got a close-up shot of the giant sea lion from the tank inside the center!

The town of Seward is really beautiful. Here's another Mural!

After Seward, we drove north to meet Tammy, another friend of Bob's who offered to take us on a hike up the Russian River. There were reports that a bear with cubs had been spotted at the falls and we wanted to see if we could get some photos from a platform across the river.

Bob, at the trailhead

We found loads of edible berries on our trip through Alaska and Tony loved gathering and tasting them!

At the falls, we didn't get to see the bears. We suspect there were just too many people who also heard of the "bear" sightings, so the mama bear was probably frightened off. Tony did manage to get several shots of the salmon as they made their way up-river to spawn.

Our Guide, Tammy, is a really nature lover and avid photographer!

On our return hike back to the car, we were caught in a sudden rainfall. Some of us weren't prepared and had a hard time staying dry. John and Roger got back to the parking lot first and had to wait for car keys to get inside. John stayed dry inside the restroom!

Izzie loved the hike but hated the rain!!

Tammy and her husband, Blayde, invited us to spend the night in their front yard. On our way there, we saw beautiful clouds with the sun shining through!

After we set up camp in the yard, Blayde and Tammy treated us to a wonder full meal of fresh snapper, rice and salad preceded by smoked salmon appetizers! We had a great time visiting with their family!

Look at the beautiful rainbow after the rain!