Slept in a bit this
morning as we were out late. Went for a
run, before packing up and heading to Homer for the day. It was supposed to rain today and be cool, so
we packed a lot of different clothes, as we would be gone all day. It was cloudy and temps around 48 when we
left the campground.
Next to the
campground was a boat launch area. This
was different than the boat launches we had seen anywhere else. They had these big tractors that hooked up to
boat trailer and hauled the boat out into the surf. Quite an operation, that they can run no
matter what the tide levels were. Since
the tide was way out this morning, they probably towed the boat 300 yards to
drop into the surf.
Tide was out, so we
took a drive on the beach in the jeep.
We went about a mile down the beach and turned around. Pretty cool.
This is something we will do again.
Didn't know you could do this until getting here. Can't do it down in Homer, but
apparently away from Homer, no
problem Of course, if you get stuck, you
gotta call the towing company. Clamming
is a big deal up here in this area, but this year, they have shut down clamming
on this side of the bay, because of low levels.
We figure that things could be a lot more crowded in the campground etc,
if clamming was available.
Drove into Homer and
parked in the middle of the Homer Spit.
We walked around the boat docks and shopping areas. Ate lunch at a restaurant on the marina. This was probably the busiest marina that we
have seen, with all kinds of personal boats, fishing boats, charter boats and
commercial fishing boats. Always
something going on. After lunch we
walked on the docks of the marina.
Surprised that there was no security as most of the time at marinas,
they restrict access to the docks.
Started raining a
bit while we were in town and continued off/on rain for the rest of the
day. Never got above 55 temp wise.
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| Old boat scene on the Homer Spit |
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Using the tractors to launch the boats - Towing the boat trailers across open
beach.
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| Way out there! |
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| Horse Rider on the beach |
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| Driving the jeep on the beach - way out here, not done that much. |
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| Piles of chains near the Coast Guard station - We thought it looked cool |
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| Unloading fish at the port there |
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Looking out over the Homer Port - Looked really cool
with the mountains and heavy clouds
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| Old boats along the road - I can't pass up a pic of an old boat.. |
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| Some guy had this fixed up as an apartment. Lived in the upper two floors |
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| Old boat - what can I say.. |
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