Sunrise Farewell to Homer
24 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Our travel day from Homer to Anchorage greeted us with a golden sunrise over Kachemak Bay.
Day 82 Ends with a Bath!
23 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
It was neither Mui nor I who took a bath in the boat harbor. Rather it was a sea otter that was enjoying the bathing experience in the cold waters of Kachemak Bay.
Last Dinner in Homer
23 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
When we decided to move our late lunch from Kenai to Homer, we called to make reservations for an early dinner instead.
Where did we go? To Fresh Catch, where we had lunch the day we arrived inLäs mer
Kenai Peninsula Drive
23 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
With a rain-free day forecasted for today, we shifted our plans and did our chores yesterday and went for a drive around the Kenai Peninsula today. Thus skipping day 81 in this journal/blog.
ThoughLäs mer
Day 80 Ends w/a Beach Stroll
21 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌧 55 °F
After our museum visits, we returned to the Spit and had a late lunch at Captain Pattie’s. Though the restaurant comes highly recommended, we didn’t much care for the ambiance. Service was notLäs mer
Rainy Day Museum #2
21 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌧 55 °F
After our visit at the Islands & Ocean Visitor Center, we drove to the nearby Pratt Museum.
The exhibits are multi-faceted, focusing on art — fabric and other, natural history, native cultures,Läs mer
Rainy Day Museum #1
21 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
“When one tugs at a single thing in nature
He finds it attached to the rest of the world.”
John Muir, Nature Writer
(From a panel at the Islands & Ocean VC)
Another rainy day in Homer. A day ofLäs mer
Day 79 Ends w/Flight Sch Change
20 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌧 55 °F
Our ANC-SEA flight on 26 July has seen several schedule changes since we booked it in March. Each change has been to our advantage … reducing our waiting time in Anchorage once we drop off theLäs mer
Stroll on the Homer Spit
20 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
Chores done … dinner eaten. When the steady rain looked like it was going to let up, we decided to take a stroll along the Homer Spit. It continued to “spritz” but bundled up in our rain gear,Läs mer
Ooops! … Fixed
20 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
Our run of good weather ran out today. We woke up to rain … and it is still raining. No matter, we wanted a day or two of rest … and time for chores … laundry was foremost on my mind.
Plus, MuiLäs mer
City of Secluded Charm
19 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Seldovia is another one of those Alaskan towns that has no road connection to the rest of the state, You can fly to this town, which was founded by Russians in search of sea otter pelts and timber toLäs mer
Day 77 Ends w/High Tide @ Heritage RVP
18 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
It was 9:30p by the time we got home … after an unsuccessful foray for a light dinner. Instead, we made do with whatever snacks we found in our own kitchen as we enjoyed the high-tide view from ourLäs mer
Katmai NP&P to Beluga Lake
18 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Bears on the beach saw us off from Naknek Lake … and thus we began the return trip from Katmai National Park & Preserve to Homer.
By 8:00p we were “feet wet,” leaving Katmai National ParkLäs mer
Katmai: The Scenery
18 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Since we had done a week-long boat-based trip to coastal Katmai National Park & Preserve to sit with and photograph bears in 2010, our initial plans did not include a bear watching trip thisLäs mer
Moving to the Beachfront
18 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
When we made our reservation at Heritage RV Park on the Homer Spit it was for a beachfront site … arriving today. But then, we came a day early, so we spent last night in a back-in front. It was OKLäs mer
Sunrise in Homer
18 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
As the days get shorter, we’re enjoying having a couple of hours of darkness followed by a “real sunrise.”
I wasn’t up in time for the sunrise this morning … which was at 5:48a. But MuiLäs mer
Day 76 Ends @ Fresh Catch
17 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Well, actually the day ended with us doing three loads of laundry at Heritage RV Park, but before that we drove down the Homer Spit to get our bearings. While we were at it, we stopped to get a biteLäs mer
Settled (Temporarily) @ Heritage RV Park
17 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
When we called the Heritage RV Park on the Homer Spit to see if they could accommodate us early, they said, “No, on Friday … Yes, on Saturday.”
But there was a caveat. We had to take a back-inLäs mer
Ninilchik Russian Orthodox Church
17 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
In 2001, I was doing research for our first trip to Alaska. That’s when I saw a photo of the very picturesque Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel … more commonly referred to as the NinilchikLäs mer
Day 75 Ends @ Fred Meyer in Soldotna
16 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Had we not jiggled our plans last week, we would have been heading from Whittier to Seward. But we did. So we headed to Homer instead … two days before our reservation at a campground on theLäs mer
Thru the Tunnel @ Whittier
16 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Once the M/V Aurora was docked at the ferry terminal in Whittier, we were first off the boat.
Hot-footing it through the underground passageway for pedestrians, we got ourselves over to the parkingLäs mer
Back to Whittier
16 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
The current AK Marine Highway schedule for the Cordova-Whittier ferry has the departure scheduled for 7:00a … with a 6:00a check-in. Ugh.
This time, we opted for one of the booths with a table …Läs mer
Day 74 Ends on the Deck @ RFI
15 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
The sun was out and the skies were blue when we left the Powder House, so we decided to go for a drive on the Copper River Highway. But, the further down the road we got, the more clouds filled theLäs mer
Early Dinner @ the Powder House
15 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Since Mui had agreed to an early lunch that consisted of soup, I agreed to an early dinner.
Our new-friend Cobilynn, from yesterday’s jetboat tour, and Lucas, the tour operator, both recommended weLäs mer
Cordova Center
15 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
We were hoping to visit the Ilanka Cultural Center on Cordova’s waterfront, but it was closed to the public … perhaps because of the COVID-19 outbreak that was the hot news item today.
Instead,Läs mer
Gulls & A Bald Eagle
15 juli 2021, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
On the way back from the Orca Lodge, we stopped at the fish cleaning station on Cannery Road to enjoy views of the inlet.
There were plenty of glaucous-winged gulls nearby … waiting for a fishermanLäs mer










































































































































