06/03/19 – Homer, Alaska

Homer boasts as halibut fishing capital of the world. There are a lot of fishing charters and tours in this little town, boasting of halibut, rockfish and salmon. They also advertise tours across the inlet for the state park and for bear viewing.

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We stopped at the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center. It’s a large building with interpretive displays and movies. Admittance is free. Starting June 10^th they will have ranger-led activities. We hiked the Beluga Slough Trail and found a sand crane, and low tide.

They have a large parking lot, which was almost empty, so we unhooked the Jeep and drove to the Spit to see where we could park with the motorhome. The prevalent theory for the Spit's origin is that it is the remains of an ancient glacial moraine, constantly reshaped by ocean currents. It is 4.5 mile strip of sand and gravel.

We decided to get the motorhome and drove back to the Spit and parked by the Nick Dudiak Fishing lagoon, also known as “the fishing hole”. There were a bunch of people fishing for salmon, so we went to watch for a while. There were two caught that we saw; a big one got away. You can see some of them as they go swimming by the people.

After that we went sightseeing along the Spit and checked out some of the stores. We stopped at Harbor Grill Seafood and Steak to eat; fish and chips and a halibut sandwich.

Then back to the motorhome where we watched more fishermen and the tide coming and going. We were surprised how much it varied.

We stopped at a pullout about 31 miles of Homer for the night, with views of the mountains again, but this time it was pretty cloudy.

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