4/17/04

We spent this past weekend in Homer, Alaska, a little coastal town at the very tip of the Kenai Peninsula. It’s about a 4 ½ hour trip on dry roads from Anchorage. Since the road goes through the mountains, it was a great road trip.

Homer is known for several things. The Homer Spit, which is a naturally occurring breakwater jutting out 5 miles into the bay where the Cook Inlet meets the Gulf of Alaska. It’s where Homer’s small boat and deep water harbor is located, as well as plenty of shops and restaurants (think Camden!). The second thing Homer is known for is the halibut fishing. It’s the halibut capital of the world (they say). The third thing is the eagles. They’re fed through the winter there, and are almost too numerous to count.

We rented a cabin for the weekend and had a wonderful time driving around, seeing the sights, hitting the shops, acting as tourists before tourist season starts, and generally doing our part to improve the local economy. Mostly it was a very nice way to spend Cecelia’s birthday and get out of Anchorage for a while.

We drove down during a snow storm, and as I write this, it’s snowing again. But~~it’s melting instead of sticking! We’re really looking forward to doing a lot of hiking and camping this summer.