Homer Alaska

Upon arriving in Homer we drove straight to our designated campground at Mariner Park. It is not much more than a gravel lot at the beginning of the Spit but not only was the location great for an easy jump into town or the Spit itself, the view stretched across the Kachemak Bay and into the mountains that is this side of the Kenai Fjords National Park, complete with generous helping of glaciers and bald eagles. For the first time in who knows how long we were able to camp on the beach of actual ocean waters.

It didn’t take long for company to show up. The MaliMish Airstream family took less than 20 minutes to find us (not that we were hiding) and park next door. The Bodeswell_VW family pulled in soon after. Later we met with Ariana and Caleb Babcock who parked directly on the sand and pitched tent right on top of their truck. The party was just beginning.

The next day Kerri and I set out to the local farmer’s market where Kerri found a favorite treat (not for me, but her); Oysters. It quickly became a communal shucking experience for everyone but me. Oysters, or just about anything from the sea, just is not my thing. I don’t go there, plain and simple. Kerri also found out just how severe my phobia of seafood extended as I refused anything more then a peck on the cheek until the mouthwash came out.

By the end of the second day we had even more additions; Dave and Ann Zimmerman (and two children) and even the PerkyMog reappeared. By dinner time we had half the campground occupied and one hell of an evening campfire group.

The work-week was the standard monotony that comes with our lifestyle; work, happy-hour, campfire, sunset, yadda-yadda-yadda. I did break it up with a few trips in the choppy waters of the bay and got pretty well accustomed to my sea-kayak in a “nearly-sea” environment.

Just a short evening paddle in the light of the setting sun and rising moon. (It’s actually starting to get sorta kinda dark around here at night again!) A photo posted by Kerri 🌲🌵🌊🇺🇸 (@asolojourner) on Jul 29, 2015 at 9:35am PDT

With the approach of the weekend little was planned for sight seeing or exploring. A quick hike in nearby Eveline State Rec Area, which was simply a large hill-side meadow filled with more wild flowers then you can imagine…

… and a walk through the ever-so-touristy Homer Spit cured the exploration urges. A stop at the Salty Dawg Saloon for drinks made for a perfect cap on the week spent in Homer.

We left Homer on Monday, on our way to spend a few days in Seward before beginning our exit-journey from Alaska.

A few more pictures from the week…