Today was one of those “off”
days. Sleep in till 8:00, Have a couple
cups of coffee, (Dave has some Irish Cream for his) and just take it easy before
heading out to see the sights around Homer.
Linda and I drove to the Skyline Drive above the town while Dave &
Tammy rested at the RV. We stopped by a
nature center and walked the trails for a while. Earlier that morning the trail had been
visited by a moose that left tracks in the moist ground. No moose while we were there but plenty of
flowered meadows. We met a young girl
from Duluth who is working at the center.
That is several times now that we have met people from MN or WI up here.
From the top of the drive we had a
fantastic view of Homer and the Homer “Spit”.
The “Spit” is an old glacier moraine that is high enough above sea level
to allow it to be used for commerce. The
“Spit” has the large and small boat harbors, a Coast Guard Station, and many
private and charter boats moored there. You
can see the airstrip and the small lake where the float planes take off and
land. Small 4 – 10 passenger float
planes are a very popular form of transportation up here.
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| The Homer Spit |
After our scenic drive we went
back and picked up Dave for lunch. Dave had been down to the water's edge at the campground. The tide was out so he could walk quite a ways out to the water.
Tammy was not feeling well so we brought her take out from Mac & Don’s supper club while the rest of us went for lunch at a popular restaurant on the “Spit”. Of course after lunch we had to stop by the docks to see how today’s fishing went. From what we saw, they did alright as well. The “Spit” has a couple of unusual homes. One resourceful resident took a burned out RV and rebuilt it using available wood products. It is licensed to drive on the roads, but I doubt it goes very far. There is also an abandoned commercial fishing vessel that someone calls home. His front yard looks like a boat graveyard.
Tammy was not feeling well so we brought her take out from Mac & Don’s supper club while the rest of us went for lunch at a popular restaurant on the “Spit”. Of course after lunch we had to stop by the docks to see how today’s fishing went. From what we saw, they did alright as well. The “Spit” has a couple of unusual homes. One resourceful resident took a burned out RV and rebuilt it using available wood products. It is licensed to drive on the roads, but I doubt it goes very far. There is also an abandoned commercial fishing vessel that someone calls home. His front yard looks like a boat graveyard.
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| Street Legal |
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| Redneck housing Alaska style |
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| How would you like to live here? |
Dave,
Linda and I stopped by the Alaska Island and Ocean visitor’s center. It is a very interesting museum that focuses
on the conservation of Alaska’s wildlife resources. One
display that is hard to imagine is a lighted pole that shows the average and
peak tides of the bay that Homer resides in.
The peak tides are about 28 feet and the average tide is 18 feet. Twice each day the sea rises and falls by 18
feet.
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| View from the visitor's center |
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