Homer, AK

We entered Homer and were immediately overwhelmed with a spectacular backdrop of mountains and glaciers gleaming in the afternoon sunshine. We were in time to enjoy fellowship and ice cream with some of our NORVA Airstream friends. Ralph and Louise, Ed and Beth, and Sally and Chuck are on a National Alaska-Canada Airstream Caravan that lasts for a couple of months. The caravan was parked practically next door to our motel. We were disappointed to miss Edgar and Kathy, who had gone to Anchorage for motor home repair work. Gloria was so thrilled to see old friends that she found it difficult to sleep that night.

A wonderful narrow peninsula called The Spit extends from Homer. On The Spit are all kinds of cute little gift shops, cruise lines and fishing trip companies. We also drove Skyline drive and the coast road south of Homer on a sunny day. The glaciers, twisting water ways, and the relaxed atmosphere endear the town to its longtime residents as well as to tourists. Many people freely admit to having come to Homer to visit and have ended up staying. The Pratt Museum had well documented and photographic historical exhibits. A ranger was operating an active “bear cam” situated 100 miles away. We watched with amusement as two young grizzlies played for over an hour in the water below the falls at McNeil Island. There is a cabin outside the museum which was home to many different people as they arrived in Homer over a few decades. We peeked in the windows as we listened to recorded voices of residents recalling their arrival and the time they spent in the cabin. There is much to see and many places to visit by plane on the Kenai Peninsula. We will need to return.