Amy & Andy’s Excellent Adventure 2025 Alaska Revisited Edition: Day 8 (July 28) – Return to Anchorage

Where We Spent Some Time Viewing Critters That Couldn’t Wander Far

And Our Last Official Night Of The Pre-Cruise Excursion With Our Tour Guide And Bus Driver

In the morning, we packed up one more time for our official last day of our pre-cruise excursion. Before we left Seward, we walked across the street to the Alaska Sealife Center.

Here are some photos of the exhibits we saw, including one that wasn’t an exhibit at all.

This guy was just looking around for something to eat
Don’t know what this species is
A horned puffin on the left and an common murre on the right (no, it’s not a penguin)
A tufted puffin (I did not take this photo – someone else in our group did)
Alaska king crab
A rock fish living up to its name
My favorites – the jellies

Back on the bus, we headed to our last stop before heading to Anchorage at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, where injured or orphaned animals are taken in and provided lifelong care in a habitat as close to a natural one as possible. It’s a 1/4 mile circuit.

These photos are not in any kind of correct sequence.

Black bear
Wolf
Moose
Musk ox
Elk
Raindeer/Caribou

Continuing on our way, we made a pit stop at a store with a chocolate waterfall that we were not allowed to sample, for some reason.

Chocolate waterfall

At dinner, we said our farewells to Jade (tour guide) and Jill (bus driver), both absolutely superb! They both made this past week extra special with their professionalism, endless enthusiasm, and endless (and I do mean endless) patience.

Our tour guide, Jade, on the left, and our bus driver, Jill, on the right.

Actual tears were shed and hugs were shared.

Tomorrow: The land excursion is officially over with the flight to Juneau.

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