7/6 Homer

After leaving the Elks, in Kenai, we stopped at the gas station and dumped then filled up with fuel. We got on the road for Homer around 11:00am. On the road there was a sign for free scrap wood so we turned down that way. It was scrap alright, lots of nails in it, way too big of pieces, just not very good. We turned around and left and on the way out there was a mama moose and her baby chewing on some grass in someone’s front yard. They took off when Dave hit the breaks. We stopped at a fish market to pick up some fresh Salmon and some smoked salmon. Can’t fish for salmon, right now,  so might as well go buy some.

We got to Homer after 1pm and went to where Matt and Connie were parked. We got a spot right on the beach. The view out the front window is the ocean and mountains with the snow on them.

After getting set up we drove into town and found the Elks Lodge there. The RV sites were filled up plus they only have electric anyway, no big deal. We have a much better spot, we wouldn’t have this view if we stayed there. After the Elks we drove out on the spit, that’s what the stretch of land on the water is called. Lots of shops, restaurants and fishing charters. It is the “Halibut Capital of the World”.

We parked and one of the fishing boats had just gotten back and they were getting ready to clean the fish. One of the halibuts weighed 119lb. Watching these guys filet those fish was amazing. They are good with those knifes and fast too. We watched that for awhile and talked to the guys, then saw Matt and Connie. They had been in  Salty Dawgs drinking some beers.  Cute little bar with dollar bills hanging everywhere, if the place ever catches fire they will probably lose a few thousand dollars.

Dave and I went and split an order of fish and chips (halibut) and watched the people and dogs walk on the beach. We then headed back to the jeep and another boat had brought up another group of fish. 80 and 90 pounders. When Matt went last week he said they were only catching 10 and 15 pounders, boy, looks like he went with the wrong outfit. Dave and I got back to the RV, it was almost 6pm, Dave started charging his saw and we both went and gathered wood for a fire. Dave cut some of the wood up and we set our chairs by the fire, the tide was going out and there were lots of people and dogs everywhere. Looking way out in the ocean I kept seeing these black things and went and got the binoculars, I thought they were seals. Then I saw a lady on a standing board paddling along and she knelled down beside them, she was surrounded by these black things. When she got in with her board I went over and asked her what they were, she said Otters. She said they do have seals in the harbor if I want to see them.

After a couple hours it was back in the RV, dinner and relax while watching TV, yes we are getting around 8 channels out in the middle of no where.