Alaska: Day 1 - Seward Alaskan Sealife Center and dinner

After the train ride, we went to the Alaska Sealife Center because (a) we had tickets, and (b) we had some time to waste before dinner and before our rooms were ready.

Bleeding heart flower outside of the hotel.



We stayed at the Edgewater hotel, which apparently was bought out by Best Western just earlier that summer.





Walking to the Sealife Center, we saw a bald eagle perched in a tree, eating what we decided was a fish:



(You can actually see the fish if you zoom into the picture at a higher resolution.)



Mike being silly.



Apparently shrimp (at least these ones) change sex after a few years.





How studious of them:









Sea anemone!



Seal pup. :)



Seal.





Sea lion.



Went outside for a bit. ...It was cold.



Then we spent a ton of time in the bird place.



And you thought I was tall...


(Picture courtesy of Mike R)


(Picture courtesy of Mike R)


(Picture courtesy of Jay H)

Common Murres!









Seagulls.





I have decided that puffins are the cutest birds ever. Like, ever. Especially sometimes when they try to fly--mainly because they don't always succeed.







Duck!



Looked at some more things...

Sea lion.





Fish with an eye missing.





We then took a nice mile or two walk to dinner.





Apparently, Seward is the Town of Murals for Alaska, as they have the most murals. Every year, a group of artists get together and paint a new mural in town.







Somebody having fun...



Dinner was a Chinooks!











OMGTHEMOSTAMAZING clams cooked in garlic and broth.



Portobella mushroom stuffed with crab and cheese.