Seward with Mother

My brother Reed let us borrow his toy hauler for a week in Seward a few weeks ago. Bryan drove down on Tuesday and set up camp, spending his days working remotely, and his nights fishing for silvers.

I can’t do my job remotely like he can so was not able to join him until that Friday (my regularly scheduled day off), and since we had the trailer, we decided it was a great opportunity for Mother to join us! She loves Seward and has gone on numerous camping trips in the past. So early Friday morning, Mother and I loaded up the car with our gear and headed on down the highway together.

She had a great time watching the scenery go by. We stopped a couple times to stretch our legs: once in Girdwood where we got a cup of tea/coffee and a donut, then once again at Summit Lake where we threw some rocks into the lake and worked the kinks out of our hips. We made good time, getting into Seward just in time to join Bryan for dinner at our favorite pizza joint downtown.

Reed’s trailer had plenty of room for us, giving Mother her own “bedroom” with a door for privacy even. Her bed was comfy with plenty of blankets to keep her warm, although it did require a little stepstool to get up into. Bryan and I slept in the bunk bed over the top of the table in the “dining room” with a curtain for privacy. The kitchen is well equipped, so he was able to cook our Sunday Sourdough Pancakes! We even had a “real” bathroom complete with a shower and everything!

The weekend turned out to be quite rainy, however, so on Saturday Mother and I chose to wander through the Sea Life Center rather than walk the streets window shopping. We have gone there almost every year since it opened, and yet there is always something new to see. We enjoyed our time there, but decided we needed a nap afterwards so headed on back to the camper.

Sunday morning saw us back on the road after a hearty breakfast, with Bryan packing up the camper and following us home a few hours later. All in all, it was a good trip – and Mother had such a good time.