AK/day six

Today was an early start from Homer to get to Seward for an ocean cruise. One goal was to see a moose and we were starting to think that the closest we would come would be our stop at the "Moose is Loose Bakery" in Soldtotna about an hour and a half north of Homer. An hour outside of Soldotna we came upon a sign that warned of moose over the next sixteen miles. My experience is that these signs never mean a thing. Nonetheless, shortly after the sign we came upon a large cow moose with twins feeding in the ditch along the road. My photographic skills aren't the best but you can see one of the calfs. We arrived in Seward in time to go to the post office to send some fishing poles home and check in at the cruise office. Shortly after embarking on the "Kenai Star" into Resurection bay where we saw one of the many sea otters and a miriad of shore birds. 'too many kinds to mention but the cutest are the puffins. Also we saw a number of Bald Eagles. The cruise offered a lunch of salmon and prime rib which we enjoyed as we came up to Aialik Glacier. Aialik is a huge gracier that runs down to the water in Aialik Bay where it rises to over 1000 feet and goes back for miles. It is over a mile wide at the base. On the way back we were treated to quite a show by a couple of hump back whales and also saw a rare Minke whale. A group of porpoises escorted our boat for quite some time. Seals and Stellar Sea Lions covered lots of rocks along the shore. The mountains peaking above the clouds along both sides of Resurection and Aialik bay were just to beautiful for words. Today was a perfect end to the most wonderful AK trip with Michael and Holly. Tomorrow to Anchorage and back home.