Windy!

Yesterday was beautiful.  It was sunny and warm all day.  We were out in shirt sleeves.  That isn't unusual for Alaskans but it is for Floridians here.  We visited the Pratt Museum in the village of Homer.  We also scoped out some churches for Sunday morning.  All of them have very small parking lots except the Jehovah's Witnesses.  We will see if we can squeeze in somewhere.  There are many churches in Alaska, unlike many areas we have traveled in the lower 48.

After our visit to town we browsed around the various gift shops on the Spit.  It is interesting to see all the items that are made by locals.  Many of these people are very talented.  There is a man here who makes the most beautiful knives I have ever seen.  Each is a unique work of art.  They carry a hefty price tag too.

Everyday we have new neighbors.  Some are friendly.  Others keep to themselves and you seldom see them.  A couple from Ottawa, Ontario parked next to us later in the day.  Before we knew it we were all sitting around my campfire sharing stories of our travels to Alaska.  That is a popular theme of conversations among RVers.  We chatted until well after the sun went down.  Yes, it does go down now but that doesn't mean it gets dark.  You have a couple of hours of twilight after sunset.

This morning we woke up to wind and rain.  The wind is rocking the motor home.  Darlie opened one of the roof vents this morning only to have the wind rip it right off.  Fortunately, I was able to find it and duct tape it in place to keep the rain out.  So far it is holding.  I won't be able to replace it until after I get home unless I decide to swing by Winnebago in Iowa on the way home.  I am told if I bring my Winnie in they will restore it to like new condition.  For the right price of course.

We have been watching the activities around a ship that is anchored out front.  It is called the Alucia.  I looked online to see what it was all about.  It has all kinds of special gadgets on it.  It turns our it is a very luxurious research vessel.  It has a crew of 22 and has luxury quarters for 16 visitors.  I wonder who these visitors are.  You can see the inside of this ship at this website

Alucia

It must be for sale.  The website appears to be a listing for the vessel.  It would be pretty neat to own.  It comes with two submersibles.  


In the morning we will leave Homer.  We don't know where we will land next.  We have a few things we want to see down here on the Kenai before we head east to Valdez.  We also have to stop back by Cooper's Landing to see how Darlie's moose turned out.  I did tell you about the chainsaw artist, didn't I?