A Daytrip to the end of the road (Homer, AK)

Friday was our “tourist day” when we took advantage of a discount fare on a 3-hour cruise around Kachemak Bay and Halibut Cove.   Alaska Highway #1, the Seward Highway, has its southern end at the town of Homer. On our way south, we had a couple of scenic stops to view the volcanoes on the other side of the Cook Inlet.

A little farther down the peninsula, we stopped at a beach access near Anchor Point, which is as far west as it is possible to go by road in North America.

Homer is a combination fishing/artsy tourist town.  Here is a view on the boardwalk:

We had a great time on the 3 hour cruise.  The weather was perfect today – sunny and mostly clear.  We got to see some sea otters, which are endangered.  This is an older one who just floated around on his back; very relaxed!

The Salty Dog Saloon is a landmark

After the cruise, we took a ride through the town and stopped at a great winery.  We then took a ride up to the Skyline Drive.  Here is another view of the spit, taken from Skyline Drive showing the sand bar (or Spit) going off into the bay:

When we got home, the campers were still waiting for the “reds” to come in.  July 15^th is the average day for their arrival so everyone’s getting pretty anxious.
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Here is a PS, since this is being posted on Sat AM

Happy Birthday Mom!

The "Reds are Coming": Sat AM a neighbor in the campground is cleaning his catch of over 100 salmon:

We won't be posting tomorrow morning, since Jon will be taking us fishing for Kings on the Kenai at 5 a.m..  I'm sure we will have lots of photos once we get back to shore.