We spent the night in Whittier after we got back from kayaking, at a "B&B" that was seriously lacking in the aesthetics department, but was long on friendliness. We had a kitchenette, so we could wash all the dishes and wash the grit off everything; they let us use the laundry so we did loads and loads of laundry; and they let us use the spacious and dry basement to set up the tents and dry them. It was fabulous!
From Whittier, we headed further south, to Seward on the Kenai Peninsula. The purple is a boat trip we took.