Masters of RVing Adventures

Experiencing the Salty Dawg, seeing sea otters up close, spotting a humpback whale in the distance, driving to the ‘Most Westerly Highway Point,’ going to Lands End, seeing the ‘Time Bandit’ (of the Deadliest Catch) at anchor, and being twice cancelled for halibut fishing due to weather or high seas, Homer and the Spit have given us a lot to do in three days.

The Salty Dawg

Everyone told us the #1 must do as a tourist was to have a drink at the Salty Dawg Saloon, so of course, Mark & I made a stop.

Homer Spit

We ventured down to the Spit for browsing the shops, looking at the numerous styles of fishing boats, and sampling the restaurants’ fresh catch selections

Anchor Point

One afternoon, we explored Anchor Point, North America’s Most Westerly Highway Point. Several fascinating discoveries awaited us… including the tentacled-like bull kelp that had washed ashore on the pebbled beach, seeing modified front-end loaders used to launch Halibut fishing boats into the sea, and looking out across Cook Inlet to try to see the volcanoes in the Lake Clark National Park & Preserve

The ‘Ring of Fire Volcanoes’ in Lake Clark National Park & Preserve. Two active volcanoes, Redoubt and Iliamna, rise from sea level to over 10,000 feet and tower over the surrounding rugged mountains. The snow-capped volcano in the photo below is the Redoubt Volcano.

Ferry to Seldovia

Our first attempt to take the ferry over to Seldovia was cancelled due to rough seas; but we were finally able to go on our last day in Homer. Besides visiting the quaint remote island town, this tour was very much a marine wildlife outing. We spotted a number of Bald Eagles, Kittiwicks, Kildare, Tuftin puffins, sea lions, sea otters, jelly fish, and a humpback whale tail!

We begin our back tracking on the Alaska state highway system, coming back up from Homer on Hwy 1 and then hanging a left on Hwy 9 into Seward. We’ll update you again from Seward.