What a great day we've had! We had signed up for the 10am Kenai Fjord Cruise, so knew our schedule would be tight. We had wanted to move to first tier oceanfront, but thought the chances would be slim that someone would clear out at 8am so we would have time to relocate - but our blessings continue since the RV directly in front of us pulled out at 8:15 am, Linda ran down to stand in the spot, I pulled out our hookups and pulled in the slide out, and "peeled out" of our current spot, and whipped into the premier parking spot at water's edge! We rebooked, took Sara for a quick walk, and then met the dog sitter who had offered to pick up Sara at our RV site so we could get to cruise dock on time. She seemed very nice, but came with her pit bull in front seat and 3 small dogs in crates in the back of an "unmarked" wagon that looked suspiciously like a dog catcher's van! I paid $30 and she promised to give her a great doggie adventure! So off Sara went, looking a little pitiful. Linda and I started our little walk to the harbor - it was a great 20 min walk last night, but this morning it was directly into a strong headwind and 52 degrees (but sunny) so it seemed like a much longer walk - it made us think of the poor little salmon swimming upstream to their native homes! But we made it in time, and joined about 100 others on the Glacier Express by Marine Major. It was a large catamaran, and less than half full (they say we are still early in the season here, and that has been a blessing!). We started out of Resurrection Bay for a 7.5 hour cruise with a Forest Ranger giving us a full commentary - we started seeing whales, harbor seals, and sea otters very quickly. Our object was to see the glaciers so it took about a couple hours to get to the glacier beds but the water and surrounding mountains were gorgeous. Outside on the decks had great viewing areas, but it was very cold and windy even in our winter jackets - it was obvious we were all tourists since everyone except the staff were bundled up! Cruise ship staff were in short sleeves, occasionally they put on a jacket when on deck, but usually not. Captain Justin said he'd been sailing for this company for 10 years, yet he looked 20 years old - our table mates (from Tennessee) agreed either his father owned the company and he started sailing at 10 or he was lying! Our new Tennessee friends were from Murphreesboro and he was there on business, she decided to join him for a quick vacation trip after farming out their 4 children. So they were fun and trying to cram a lot into 5 days in Alaska! We also had a salmon/prime rib buffet dinner included in the cruise, so that was served at noon, just as we approached the second glacier. The buffet was actually quite tasty, especially since I didn't have time for breakfast and was a little worried about eating due to a history of some nasty sea sickness! So I was prepared with my sea bands, and was relieved to be able to appreciate the meal. Next we saw 3 main glaciers and several small ones, but the most impressive was Aialik Glacier which had calving (large chunks of ice breaking off) as we passed by - one of the crew said it was the largest calving he had seen in 3 years! There were also large chunks of ice (icebergs, oh my!) floating around our boat helping us all appreciate the Poseidon Adventure again! The humpback whales have just returned from their "summering" and birthing of young in Hawaii, so were swimming with calves. The sea lions and harbor seals were very cute and playful as well. And it was sunny the whole cruise - altho I still came inside frequently to get warm! As the ship turned back toward home, they served dessert, including a chocolate brownie, so you know we were happy! And returned at 5:30 pm, where Sara and her new friend, Heidi met us. Apparently, they had gone hiking with 4 other dogs on the beach and along some trails - Heidi texted me pictures of Sara on an ice field and later on a cozy dog bed. We then walked home to our RV, where we had to proceed immediately to the dump station (when the gauge says full, you must listen!). And, of course, had to block off our first tier, premier spot as others were asking if we were vacating! We blocked off the spot, drove up to dump station, and were back in 15 mins, our dumping record!! Back into our spot, pulled out the wine and some hummus/pita chips, and relaxing by the bay! There is also a walking/biking path in front of us, on the other side are the fire pits so lots of activity along this waterfront. BTW, the forest ranger told us in his Seward history lesson of how the city was wiped out by the 1964 earthquake and ensuing tsunami, that locals refer to this row of RV's as the tsunami break wall - not sure if my RV insurance covers that! We'll all sleep well tonight!