Visiting Seward, Alaska

in #travel7 years ago

I visited Alaska in 2010 to learn more about the Pacific North West region of North America. I always found that my peers opted to travel to either tropical destinations or to Europe. Since I've already lived in Europe, I wanted to learn more about the North.

One of the stops on my Alaska trip was Seward. It's a city of about 3,000 people in the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. I'm not sure what Seward is like in the winter (not sure I want to know!), but it was paradise in the summer. The harbour alone was picturesque as you can see:

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We arrived on July 4th and discovered that the people in Seward were big partiers; all the hotels were booked and there was literally nowhere to even park you car, let alone find a place to stay for the night. So we opted to camp beside the beautiful highway instead:

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The town was literally buzzing with activity. They had raffles, a little market and even a marathon with a route that started in town and went up the top of a mountain and back down again. Americans can be a little crazy!

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The residential areas looked very cozy and quaint. Some people have really interesting trees in their yards!

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We spend the night partying with Captain Morgan and overfull bar of drunk Americans celebrating their freedom! I'll never forget how nervous I felt when the lead singer on the stage called out us 3 Canadians in front of everyone for not having the same gun laws and freedoms than they did in the States! I thought it was going to get a little hairy for a moment because we were stuck at the front of the bar with no clear way of escape, but it was just some good natured ribbing on their part.

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The night drew to a close with some fireworks over Seward harbour.

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If you ever find yourself in Alaska, make it a point to visit Seward. It's a beautiful little town with friendly people.

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Nice picture you painted, doetwa!

Thank you