We woke up early and decided it was time for our annual fall trek to Seward. OK, it was cold and very wet, but it was either that or watch endless re-runs of CSI, SVU, or Lost. Yeah, that kind of day. The van was actually running so we filled up with trip food - Pringles, cola, ham, cheese, mustard, rolls and cookies...the essentials. The further we went, the darker and rainier it got. We decided to stop by Portage and saw a moose. Like good Alaskans, we stopped and took a picture. Then the strangeness began. A tour bus with one tire in the ditch stuck at Moose flats. On to Portage Lake, but no ice. So onward. Moose Pass was a strange as always, but now the grocery store has a sign proclaiming "Last Beer before Seward." That was just before the field with the viking scarecrows. I did take a pretty picture of flowers at the Trail River latrines. We have not been to the Sea Life Center in Seward in years and they have lowered the price, so we did our bit for the Seward economy and went. There were great shots of birds and a bionic Sea Lion. On the way home, we passed the gigantic "Knife in the Wilderness" monument gave homage to the magnificent purple house at the Kenai cut-off, before catching up with traffic in the wilds of Turnagain Pass. Drawing closer to Anchrage, we had a brief memorial service for the road-kill on our windshield before a brief burst of rain buried the creatures at sea. Then what to our wondering eyes should appear but at kite boarder in Turnagain Arm. All in all a good ending to a pretty good day's drive.