Homer

The day we left Seward, it was raining and pretty chilly…. In fact the whole trip we barely  made it into the 60's  most of the time it was in the 40's and 50's...

The drive to Homer was fairly uneventful… but a very beautiful drive.  As we were driving along the Kenai river, we noticed a lot of people fishing and floating the river.  The traffic in this area was very heavy and as I said before, it was a two lane road the whole way.  We stopped in the town of Soldotna  for  lunch before continuing on our way… we got to Homer and were amazed by the views from the town….  The mountains across the bay are beautiful!!! It was still a little rainy and cloudy… but still beautiful..



This is one of the views from our room towards the Homer Spit.



 Our motel is right on the beach and we can walk down on the beach, especially when the tide is out.  It has a big picture window that we can look out all the time from our room.  We also have a balcony that we can sit out on when the weather is a little warmer.



One thing that is a must in Homer is to go the Salty Dawg Salon on the Homer Spit... Inside there are dollar bills tacked all over the ceiling and walls.  A pretty electic group of people in there also. 





These pictures show what the Homer Spit like from a road high up on the mountian in Homer.

The spit is a land mass that just out into the bay.  We found resturants, shops, charters, boat trips, small boat
harbor, a hotel, camping, and a condo complex, all crowded on that strip of land. We went out there a couple of times but like staying in the quieter main part of town.

The beach was just below our motel... Here, Don is looking for unusual rocks on the beach at low tide.  It was interesting watching the tide go in and out.  Each day it seemed that the tide got lower and lower, showing more of the beach.

Notice that while walking on the beach, we have on jackets.  The water is cold and the air tempature is cool, so no swimming here.  Just lovely walks on the beach... This is at low tide.  At high tide, this rock in under water.