Day: July 15, 2024

Arrived Seward Resurrection Campground – the only one that has water and electric. Most of the rest of the Seward CGs are dry, or occasionally there is electric only. Nevertheless, all the spots are taken, every night. Mainly because of the spectacular location. Every site on each of the 6 or 7 CGs has a view of Resurrection Bay. Some sites are right on the water, with the walking path immediately in front. We were a couple of rows back, where the height allowed us to see over the RVs in front of us, and out to the water. The sites are very close together, with no visual or spatial separation, so it’s a bit like a parking lot. But if you look out the front, it’s pretty gorgeous.

We only intended to stay for 3 days, but in the end we stayed for a whole week. 3 different sites, but moving wasn’t difficult. Our old boat life “demanded” that we do a boat walk – wandering through a marina has always been a favorite activity for both of us. The ramps down to the docks were open (not secured closed), so we were able to meander to our hearts’ content.

The older part of the town of Seward is quite charming, with a 3-block x 3-block section of interesting stores, restaurants and bars. All around the town there are murals, painted locally, depicting various aspects of life the the Seward area.

The newer section of town, near the marina, caters to cruise ship passengers. It has an excellent visitor center, as well as many restaurants and fish shops. Unfortunately, one can’t really buy fish off the local fishboats. The only option, unless you want to go out on a charter, is to buy frozen packages of fish. They are from local fishermen, just not fresh. So we did buy some rockfish, and it was excellent.

A side story – while we were buying our rockfish, which we actually thought was quite expensive, a cruise ship couple was at the next register, finishing up their order for king crab and halibut, to be shipped to their home. The total on the register was $1,037. Not a typo. Not sure if that included shipping or not. And then … the clerk added another $27 for a shipping box. Truly, with a $1,000 plus order, couldn’t they have thrown in the box ?!?!? Anyway, it was our smile for the day.

We did some wandering around the town, discovering a lively set of falls, and the beginning of the original Iditarod “Seward-Nome Route” Trail. Today, the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which follows much of the original trail, starts in March in Anchorage, and goes to Nome. You can read more about the trail and the races here.