7/8 Sunday in Homer

The rented RV next to us just pulled away, hope they are coming back because the Croc shoes are still sitting outside. 3 pairs. Slept in until 7:30, these late nights are making late mornings, nice. Over cast and cloudy, more touring around today, once we get moving. Bald Eagle sitting on it’s tsunami perch, site seeing planes passing over head, tough life. Must have missed all the boats going out because I don’t see a one out there, no otters either.

Around 10:30 we moved our jeep over to Matt and Connie’s spot so they could go into town and dump and refill up with water. (they didn’t want to lose their spot) While we waited there was a cache in the rocks at the campsite, so we went hunting. I found it, then Matt and Connie got back.

While coming out of the RV an eagle was flying by with a fish in it’s talons, neat to see.  Dave and I took off for the scenic drive. It was up at the top of the hill and it was a wonderful spot to see all of Homer and the Spit. Dave got his camera out and was going to get some pictures then realized he had taken the chip out of the camera and it was back at the RV so we had to take pictures with my camera. Hopefully they will come out OK or it’s back to the top again.

We made our reservations for fishing for Tuesday morning, 2 for 1 with our coupon book. Limit is 2 each so hopefully we will get some nice Halibut. We came back to the RV to get the map from Dave’s email that the girl sent us to know where to meet the boat. Drove out to the spit and found the dock, then just walked around the spit to all the charter places and shops.

Back to the RV later in the afternoon, sun was shining, put on tank top and shorts and laid out for a while in the lounge chairs. Got out our books and relaxed. As they say here, just wait 10 min. and the weather changes, and it does. It got really cold, all of a sudden, I went back in and changed, 10 min. later the sun was out again. Dave started a fire later because it got cold again and after he did the sun came out and didn’t go away. We were pretty warm with that sun out and that fire going.

Some people pulled in next to us and after awhile joined us by the fire. Skip and Lauren. We sat and talked they have lived in Anchorage for the last 35 years and just got this RV and were testing it out. As we sat there the next thing we see is about 6 bald eagles circling the seagulls and one drove for them, it missed and those seagulls were moving.  Skip said those eagles are hungry if they are going after the seagulls. Pretty amazing to see. Matt and Connie came and sat by the fire with us later.

Never did see the otters again but did see the boats coming back in so must have just missed them going out. Tomorrow is the Pratt Museum and the Oceans and Islands Visitor’s Center. Right after we take the RV into town to fill with water and dump.