We arrived at the Homer Inn and Spa on Tuesday and got
checked in. By 6:00 PM it was
still raining an Alaska rain – a very fine mist that you cannot see if you look
out the window. But if you are out
in it, you will get soaked. We decided
to go in the hot tub. After all,
that is the reason we booked this place.
We were in about an hour and then returned to our room on second floor
to have some cheese and crackers with the complimentary home-brewed blueberry
pinot wine that was made by the owners.
We were sitting at the table when we spotted a moose crossing through
the yard. As you can see in the
pictures, there is no vegetation in the yard, just rocks and pavers. The moose passed through very quickly –
too quickly for a picture.
We were quite sure that he would not be returning because we
have been told that you cannot pattern moose like you can deer – that they do
not follow the same trail all the time.
The next evening while we were in the hot tub, I joked to Doug to be
sure and tell me if he saw the moose coming, since I had my back to the
direction from which he came the night before. It was not 5 minutes after I
said that to Doug that he said very quietly; “there’s the moose. He just jumped
the yard fence.” We sat very quietly and he passed by us – six feet away from
us! After he passed we realized
that we never even heard his feet on the rocks or on the pavers. Again, no pictures because we did not
have the camera with us in the hot tub.
View across the bay the day that we arrived.
View from our balcony. Note that the tree stump to the left of the tall tree is carved to look like a breaching whale. If even has a flipper on the side facing us.
The view as the clouds went away.
This couple was enjoying the swing in the Inn's yard, but they had to be all bundled up to enjoy it. It was only about 45* and the wind was blowing.
We enjoyed the same view from the hot tub at 104*!
Views from our balcony. It always seemed to be low tide. I did hear the waves crashing (high tide) at about 2:00 AM one morning.
Glaciers across the bay.
The moose walked on the pavers right beside the hot tub.
On
Wednesday afternoon before our moose/hot tub adventure, we spent some time in
the beautiful Homer public library and then drive a long way out East End Road
to find the jelly lady so we could buy some of her awesome apple-habenero
jelly. We called her to get
directions to her place. A few
minutes after we hung up, she called us back and said, “Since you are coming
around lunch time, there is this place along the road to my house that has
great food, homemade bread and soups….”.
Only in a small town would you get that kind of neighborliness.
