Day 45, Aug. 16

We had been warned yesterday to expect some miserable weather. By 9 am it was raining really hard with fairly strong winds. The tour boats did not leave the bay as there were 10 foot waves on the open water. 

We packed our rain gear and headed to Exit Glacier. It is one of 40 glaciers coming off the Harding Glacier. We haven’t done much hiking this trip and it felt good to get some vigorous exercise. The trail started as a paved accessible trail for half a mile then started to climb. We walked a little over 2 miles and had wonderful views of the glacier albeit obscured by rain and cloud. The temperature was only 10 degrees but our rain gear kept us warm and dry. 

It was lunch time when we finished the hike. We went into Seward and had lunch at the Alaska Seafood Grill across from the small boat harbour. We shared a 3 piece halibut and chips for $39. The halibut had a spicy panko breading and was served with a delicious aoli. We ended the meal with ice cream from the Heavenly Creamery down the street. 

The rain and cloud are relentless. We have had a day and a half of sunshine in the last week. The forecast for Seward shows a break in the rain in 8 days. Homer’s forecast isn’t a lot better but is showing Saturday with just a 70% chance of rain. We want to go halibut fishing so will try to book something for that day. 

A pot of chili is on the stove for supper and then a game of Ticket to Ride will round out the day.