Tuesday, July 4, 2017 (continued)
Back in Homer, we started exploring Homer Spit.
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| This guy shows off his halibut catch (KSS) |
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| Other folks clean their catches |
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Kent with a 4 m/13' halibut hook (2015)
(a Roadside America attraction) |
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| A couple bald eagles on a lamp stanchion |
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Salty Dawg Saloon (1897 building, the saloon opened
in 1957) and Lighthouse (built to cover a water tank)
(a Roadside America attraction) |
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Inside the Salty Dawg Saloon, dollar bills are stapled everywhere,
just like McGuire's Irish Pub in Pensacola, FL |
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| FIVE kayaks are tied on this mini-van |
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| The toy shop, Little Otter's Kidz Korner, on Homer Spit |
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Lula's By the Sea, featuring Seaside Treasures and Home Décor
(not a very common name, Katrina and Kyle?) |
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| A lot full of spare boat parts |
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End of the Road Park at the end of Homer Spit, is also the end
(or beginning) of Alaska Highway-1 |
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| The beach at Land's End Resort at the tip of Homer Spit |
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Jean Keene Memorial Bench (2011, by Brad Hughes),
a tribute to Homer's Eagle Lady |
Shortly after moving to Alaska in 1977, Jean Keene started feeding the bald eagles when they returned for the winter after being away during the summer. The feeding of eagles, or any wildlife, is controversial, but Jean was allowed to continue feeding them as an exemption from the city ordinance passed in 2006, prohibiting the feeding of eagles. Jean passed away in 2009 at age 85.
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Seafarer's Memorial and Memorial Bell
(1990s, designed by Mark Degraffenried)
(a Roadside America attraction) |
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| Businesses along Homer Spit |
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The Kids Don't Float program started in Homer
in 1996, and became a statewide mandate to
provide loaner personal flotation devices (PFDs)
at marinas and docks where families go boating |
Canada adopted the Kids Don't Float program in 2006, and it is also found in the states of California, Washington, and Wisconsin.
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| Homer Spit has several RV campgrounds that are chock-full |
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| The beached vessel in the back serves as a home |
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| There are a few private homes on Homer Spit |
We headed off the Spit into the town of Homer.
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Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center (2003), provides a virtual visit
to the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge,
the largest seabird refuge in the world |
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| Seabird outlines at the Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center |
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| Tlingit halibut hook |
We took the scenic drive out East End Road.
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| View of Grewingk Glacier across Kachemak Bay |
Another scenic drive up East Hill Road to Skyline Drive.
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| View from Skyline Drive Overlook, of Homer, Kachemak Bay, and the Kenai Mountains |
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| Grewingk Glacier |
Back to Homer Spit for dinner.
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| A Homer Spit gift shop has a unique plaque: |
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| Not the usual historic plaque |
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We had halibut and chips at
Boardwalk Fish and Chips,
with its great menu board |
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| Later in the day, different fishing charters display their catches |
Back to Homer to our accommodation for the night, and AirBnB yurt!
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| Yurt and outhouse tent |
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| Very roomy inside, with a sink |
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| Inside the outhouse tent |
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A short hike brings you to the bluff overlooking
Kachemak Bay, where we saw sea lions and sea otters |
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