Homer Spit

We drove down to Homer today.  We are camped on Homer Spit.  It is a narrow strip of land extending out into the bay from Homer.  It is about three and a half miles long.  There are many tourist business, fishing charters and fish processing plants out here.  The ferry dock is also located here.

Midnight at Ninilchik

I couldn't make up my mind which I liked best so I put both of them on.  That is Mt. Redoubt on the left.

We are camped on the "Fishing Hole".  It is a special place developed where tourists can get a line in the water.  The salmon that run into this hole have been specially bred in a hatchery to come back to this hole when they mature.  They don't spawn here as there is no place for them to do that.  They are only here for the fishermen to catch.  We did see a couple of very large salmon tonight while walking along the outlet of the hole.  The water is very clear.

Wildflower

This afternoon I watched two seals swimming around in the hole.  They appeared to be looking for lunch.  This evening I took Darlie over to see the seals but the tide was out and so were the seals.  We will check again when the tide is up.  Darlie got a photo of an eagle instead.

We have paid for a week at this campground.  This is a very bike friendly place with many interesting places to ride too.  We also have a charter scheduled for Wednesday to go out for halibut.  It rained most of the day today so the bikes didn't' come off the RV yet.  We have had several very beautiful days in a row with bright sunshine and warm temperatures.  I hope it warms up here.   Right now it is pretty cool.

View from tonight's campsite.  Where could you get a view like this for $13.50 per night?