Day 35 and 36 Homer, AK

August 3^rd and 4^th - Tuesday & Wednesday

William was to go Halibut Fishing on Wednesday BUT the weather did not Cooperate!!

We did a little Homer-Touring instead.

A bit on the history of Homer, population ~5,500:

The town was named after Homer Pennock, “a con man who created numerous schemes for separating wealthy people and their money in the early 1900's. He established bogus mining companies in Cook Inlet and then traveled to the East Coast to sell stock in them.”

The town of Homer was linked by road to the rest of the world in 1950. It was not officially incorporated as a city until 1964.

I stopped for a “sugar fix” at this delicious Bakery on the Homer Spit.

Two sisters own it, one from Texas and the other from Oklahoma. They arrive May 1, and close on Labor Day then head back south! Living quarters are in the upstairs and they get up at 3:30 every morning to BAKE!

Considering TX and OK are having record high temps, not a bad temporary move.

The Pratt Museum
is a “must see” if you are interested in the area’s natural history, native cultures, homesteading, marine ecology, the 1964 earthquake or the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

Cruise ships seem to arrive occasionally and there are lots of “Shopping” opportunities on the Spit!

Wm caught this little guy eating his lunch.

This “mock-up” is as close as Peter is going to get to “catching” a Halibut!

Most of Alaska’s glaciers are tidewater glaciers, meaning they “calve” into saltwater.
Homer’s glaciers are alpine glaciers, unique in that they form in mountain valleys creating their own moraine lake.

Lots of folks stopped to snap a pic of this guy and he just sat there enjoying the attention!
Tide waters can rise and fall about 15 to 20-feet twice daily.
The birds seem to love the low-tide beaches.

Luxury Beachfront Town Homes, phase 1.
Lands End Lodges are at the very tip of the SPIT in case anyone is interested!

Devil’s Club

The name of this plant (growing 3 to 6 feet in height) says it all. The stems are covered with long, poisonous spines - contacting them will cause inflammation.

The flowers are greenish-white but these plants are in the berry stage.