We drove 40 miles south to the town of Homer, home of the Time Bandit of "Deadliest Catch" fame.
As luck would have it, a parking spot was available in front of the Time Bandit store on the Homer Spit.
The Hilstrand's grandfather built this hotel and restaurant.Notice the artwork above the sign.
We walked all through the stores and around the waterfront.
Abby found this not so recently caught King Salmon on display.
I found this T-shirt that perfectly describes Abby's "combat fishing" philosophy.
This weekend there are 2 days of "minus tides" so people are arriving to go clam digging on the local beaches for Razor Clams. Every parking spot is full.
The harbor is chock a block full of boats of all sizes and varieties.
Overseeing all of this activity was this Bald Eagle sitting on a tall light structure.
While Abby was shopping I prowled around some back streets and alleys and came across this interesting RV. There was a picture posted in the window that showed what it looked like after a fire (totaled) and what it looks like inside today. Got to hand it to Alaskans, they use every resource.
The view from the waterfront is stunning. The Homer Spit is a natural narrow strip of land that extends several miles (almost halfway across) into the Kachemak Bay.
We ate fresh Halibut for lunch and I tried a local Alaskan brew that I can neither spell or pronounce other than "great".
All in all a great day to enjoy the scenery and weather. I'm headed to the Ninilchik river tonight to see if the high tide has brought any Coho (silver) Salmon into the stream. It still doesn't get very dark and sunset isn't until 10:45. I'm also going to get up early and hit the river tomorrow morning as there is another high tide at 3:36 A.M.
UPDATE: The unit that sends the GPS and notification emails and texts is malfunctioning and sending erroneous SOS's to the International Rescue Center. A new one is being sent to me in Seward next week so until then, there will not be any more notifications sent. If you want to see what's going on, just check the blog manually.
Sorry!
