On To Seward

Monday morning brought in the typical May weather (cloudy skies and rain), but that was fine; we had a day of mostly driving ahead and we were ready for the elements!

We headed across the parking lot for breakfast, got our fill of food and

coffee, and set out to hit a few places in Soldotna before heading off to Seward

Trustworthy Hardware is always a must; you never know

what kind of good deals and gems you might find!

Next on the "required stops" list was Echo Lake Lockers so Colin could

stock up on their "world famous" jalepeno cheese spread, landjaeger,

and other meaty treats; we left with a pretty hefty assortment :p

Time to hit the road. We made one last pit stop and headed off to Seward- we wanted to make it there in time to visit the Alaska Sealife Center before it closed for the day! Luckily, we made it there just in time to enjoy a non-crowded final hour and snag some goods from the gift shop.

One of the seals playing around

Puffins- closest I've ever been!

We left the SeaLife Center with a smile, checked into our hotel, and headed to the harbor for dinner and some last-minute gear shopping...



Our experience with Chinook's has been mediocre

in the past, so we settled on Ray's Waterfront for dinner

I had the cioppino

...and Vince had the fresh catch of the day- yum!

From there, we bought some lunch and snack items for our fishing trip the next day, set out our fishing gear, and decided to check out Seward Brewing Company before calling it a night ;)

One stop turned into two...

...and then three! We had a decent little pub crawl hehe

NOW we were tired! We walked back to our hotel,

set our alarms (early!), and drifted off to sleep