July 10, Seward

Eureka, Eureka! Finally found a B&B in Sitka to stay in while on our 2-day side trip there. Of the 15 places I emailed only 2 had any rooms available. What a relief to finally find a place. In the afternoon we went to the Alaska SeaLife Center, a marine research center. They have underwater viewing tanks where you can watch sea lions and sea otters swim, and also birds dive and swim. The sea lions are so clumsy on land and so sleek in the water. They also had several short films and a lot of interactive displays. Kids were having a great time with the displays were they could touch sea creatures. It was a good place to spend the afternoon on a rainy cool day. Alaska has some beautiful scenery but we haven’t had much good weather. We went to Ray’s on the waterfront for an excellent dinner.