Seward to Anchorage

The morning we had to say good-by to our ship, The Radience of the Seas, was a sad occasion. We had really enjoyed our trip to Seward. Seward itself is a fishing and tourist town. There is more to it than we could see from the ship, but not a lot.We drove by coach from Seward to Anchorage - about a 2 1/2 hour drive through the mountains, along lakes, and along ocean inlets to the big city of Anchorage.

This is the 2nd largest city in Alaska. We were left off in time to eat lunch before going to the Alaskan Indian Discovery Center.They even had a welcoming committee for us.Where else are you going to see glacial ice on the street as an advertisement.The flowers were just beautiful. I can't think of a place with more beautiful flowers.

We were beginning to move north as this sign signifies. Check out the length of the day.Anchorage is the start of the most challenging sporting event in the world - the Iditarod sled race - as this statue commemorates at its starting point in downtown Anchorage.After lunch we went to the Alaskan Indian Heritage Center where all 5 of the major groups of Alaskan Indians have recreated villages showing their ways of life. Interestingly - no igloos - mainly homes made of wood covered up by dirt or log houses.Here is downtown and our hotel and downtown Anchorage.