We headed out to Homer around 10am but
not before we stopped by the fish processing plant to pick up our catch from a
couple of days ago. We received 18
vacuum packed fillets of salmon. We packed them away in the freezer and headed
down the highway. The skies were blue
and the anticipation of viewing Cook Inlet and the Alaskan Mountain Range were
in our favor, until we hit a marine layer of fog about 20 miles down the road. We stopped a couple of times to wait it out
but that didn't happen. 
Within an hour or so the fog lifted and
the skies were back to normal, for us anyway, deep blue with a temperature of
about 65 degrees. In Anchorage, they
have broken the standing record of 14 consecutive days of 70-degree
temperatures and it looks like they may take it to 17 or 18. Will have to wait and see. But we can say we were here when it happened,
unlike last summer when it was rainy and cold all summer.
We were traveling at an elevation of 300
ASL and knew we would be at sea level by the time we reached Homer. Then it
happened. We rounded a corner and there
was a lookout over the Cook Inlet and the Spit where we would be staying for
the next 9 days. The mountains and inlet
were a beautiful sight to behold!
After getting settled down at the Heritage
RV site on the spit, which is facing the Kachemak Bay we headed out for
sightseeing in the surrounding area. We
headed up the hillside to have a better chance of viewing the entire bay, not
only the Kachemak Bay but the Spit and Cook Inlet as well. 
To the east across the bay is the huge Grewingk Glacier along with at least 4 other glaciers. When we were in Seward the Exit Glacier we hiked was to the west. All of these glaciers are part of the Harding Ice Fields (named for President Harding) running down the peninsula. As we have traveled around the state we continue to be amazed at the massiveness of the glaciers up here.
After finding the most amazing view of
the entire bay we continued exploring on some back country roads and happened
upon the Valley of Fireweed. That’s my
name for it. It is beautiful. Fireweed is abundant all over the state, but
this valley was breath taking. If our
pictures have a lot of it (and they do) you understand why.
Coming down from our fireweed high, we headed to the Spit. We had heard the place to have a beer was called Salty Dogs. So we found it and went in to quench our thirst. It lived up to its reputation. As you can see by the pictures it is a bit unusual. I gave it a new logo “ This is where the shit hit the fan and the dollar bills stuck to the walls” approx $35,000 of them anyway. I don’t think they will use my new logo in advertising but I surely think its catchy.
After a few brewskis we headed to the BFC (Boardwalk Fish and Chips) for some of that world famous Halibut this town is known for. It was delicious. We topped it off with ice cream and headed back to the RVs to regroup for tomorrow. Haven’t decided what that will be but it will be special whatever it is.
You have to open your eyes and mind to your surroundings to truly enjoy the present moment you are experiencing. Go on, take it in! Isn’t it great?
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| View out our front window!! |
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| Grewingk Glacier |
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