After our trip to the jelly lady (Sweet Berries of Homer),
we drove to the Homer Marina on the Homer Spit. The Spit is an irregular shaped piece of beach that has
formed with the ocean tides and sand.
It was wiped out in the 1964 Good Friday earthquake (the BIG one here in
Alaska) and was rebuilt.
Homer Spit
The Spit has a
harbor, marina and few year round businesses, but mostly is has tourist season
businesses. We strolled around the harbor and watched the activity. The Homer harbor is ice-free year
round, so there were a few fishing boats and water taxis coming and going.
Here are some of animals/sights we saw as we walked around
the harbor. You can see that is
was still gray and cloudy (although it was not raining). But in Alaska, you do
not wait for the sunshine. You just go!!
We saw loons, eagles, sea gulls and ravens.
Time Bandit (for you “Deadliest Catch “ fans)
Boats at the Homer harbor with the mountains and glaciers in the background
This is a photo I took last summer. It is a hayfield across the bay from the same glaciers
in the pictures above. What a place to farm!!
