It was a short and uneventful drive to Homer as its only about seventy five miles of good road,(only a few dips and bumps). We drove slowly to avoid the sudden moose and we pulled over often to let the backed up locals past. Arriving we decided to stay at a nice full hook up park on the bluff and we settled down for a full week in one place.
After having some problems with a slide, (hopefully it will close when we leave), we headed out to the spit to check out the fishing. It reminded Renita a lot of Grand Isle, Louisiana, but there weren't any fancy camps and there were shops everywhere.
At the end of the spit we parked and walked down to the water where a line of fisherman were catching fish as fast as they were throwing out. Using cut squid and herring we even saw a small boy catch a big flounder on a little pink princess pole!
Haddock, pollock, flounder, rock fish, and rock cod were all biting in a feeding frenzy. Another boy caught one of the strangest fish we have seen, a large sculpin. I now knew where I was going to spend my days here, while Renita checked out all of the shops.
We also stopped at the Refuge Center and its one of the fanciest we have seen anywhere. their displays are really different and do a great job of describing the research carried on concerning the Alaskan Wildlife.
Our last stop of the day was to check out the beach and its quite different here as the beach is compose of cobbles. Its a storm beach really and there must be a lot of wave action to wash away any fine sand.
So it was a good day, a short drive, moose, watching people catch fish, and a new town to explore.
Tomorrow we will plan our adventures here as I hope to go out on a charter and we both want to take the harbor tour, which includes birding on Gull Island. Clear skies
The pink princess pole really puts the pressure on:)
ReplyDeleteGood luck and safe travels