Resurrection Bay Sea Kayaking

With a fair number of people having a 4-day weekend over Memorial Day, 5 of us got together and drove down to Seward to go on a sea kayaking trip. We ended up renting kayaks for two days, paddling around Resurrection Bay, camping out, then coming back the next day. Photos are courtesy of Jeff and his sweet new digi SLR.


A bunch of buoys at the place where we picked up our kayaks.


Picking out a good 'yak. With 5, we had 2 double kayaks and 1 single.


Hanging out waiting for our water taxi to arrive.


Erin and I paddling. The weather was pretty good - it wasn't sunny, but the rain that did fall was light, and it wasn't too cold. We spent quite a while on the first day exploring little coves up and down the bay.


There were some other people hanging out on the water, though not that many. This boat was registered in Juneau.


We camped on Fox Island out in the bay, on a little spit coming off the main island. After setting up tents and hauling our gear into the camp site, we got a good fire going. Dinner for the night was cheddarwurst and macaroni and cheese.


A pretty cool look at some trees on the spit.


In the morning, I decided to go for a swim in the bay. It was cold.


Cool clouds coming over a saddle in the two mountains that composed Fox Island.


Exploring around in the morning, we spotted a small cave, and I went back to check it out. It didn't go back very far, but was fun to poke around in.

All in all, Seward's a pretty amazing place, with mountains everywhere and beautiful water to paddle around in. Combined with good weather and corresponding great views for the drive down and the drive back, and the brilliant hospitality of Erin's parents before and after kayaking, it made for a great trip.