4 days
We (Patrick, Erin or I) don't really know anything about sea kayaking, but we had four days and the snow hadn't melted enough for inland adventures. We picked the brains of some ocean friends (thank you Jamie, Courtney) and decided all of us had spent the least amount of time in Resurrection Bay of our options. Bear Glacier Lagoon seemed like the coolest, but we had heard some warnings about venturing out there. We decided to paddle out to Caines Head and see what happened the next day. Caines Head had bear bins, platforms, a great water source and two cabins in the vicinity. At low tide, you can walk out here. We hiked around the area in the evening.
The next morning we set out towards Bear Glacier Lagoon with really calm water. We took a short break at South Beach. We had heard this can be a surf beach that you can get stuck at, but it was perfect for a short stay. The next stretch doesn't have any places to stop until Bear Glacier Lagoon. The water was still really calm, but as we rounded the bend into Bear Glacier Lagoon the swell was pretty big. We figured this was from the lack of structures in the way of the more open ocean. We had planned to head to Bulldog Cove, but the swell seemed unmanageable. We decided to turn around and head across the bay to Fox Island, reporting our position as we went. All in all this ended up being 16 miles of paddling which was a bit on the low back. Fox Island did not have water but it was really beautiful.
The next two days were more chill. We paddled from Fox Island to Thumb Cove. Thumb Cove was also gorgeous, and had bear bins and water on either side of the beach. There are two cabins here as well. The next day we paddled across the bay again back to Seward.
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