Homer Day 1

We packed up and settled up on our fish processing and shipping. Let me just say it was a great experience, but an expensive 18 pounds of fish! It will be shipped to my father overnight by FEDEX and arrive on Tuesday. Only a couple of pounds of salmon and the rest was Halibut.

It was raining on and off all morning. As we approached the Homer Hill overlook, it cleared. I can honestly say it is one of the most beautiful views of the trip, and we've seen many.

Our campsite is on the very end of Homer Spit, and because our camper is so tiny, we are on the row facing the beach. This time, the bigger campers are behind us one or two rows.

The Spit is a complete tourist trap with bars, restaurants, and gift stores, but where we are is beyond that right at the end. So lovely.

We went to Safeway for supplies again. There were no other big chain stores here, and it was quite crowded.

We also stopped at the Marine National Wildlife Visitor's Center. While there, we saw a moose with very young twin calves. It would be another great place to volunteer someday.

If it is raining tomorrow we'll go to the museum and maybe walk around the strip in our raincoats. If not, we'll hike a bit. Either way, we are on the beach and looking at mountains. The only drawback is if there is a tsunami, we might be goners...Read more