Homer Spit Campground Homer, Alaska

Mileage:  44,375

We are so thankful for the excellent care that Dr. Chet provided yesterday.  We were in a place where we were lucky enough to see a good doctor and where there was a pharmacy.  Tim felt much better today and he was ready to move on!

The morning was chilly and misty.  The dramatic clouds made for some cool pictures.

The scent of wild roses hung heavy in the air.

We drove on the Sterling Highway on the Kenai Peninsula.  We were surprised that there was tons of traffic, but this is an area where the avid sport fishermen come for the spawning salmon.

As we made our way toward Homer, we encountered a marine layer.  This is a picture at the scenic turnout that has amazing views of the “Pacific Ring of Fire”  or the group of volcanoes across Cook Inlet.

Maybe we will get a better picture on the way back to Anchorage!

Mount Redoubt erupted in 2009, Mount Douglas has fresh lava flow, Mount Iliamno has had some earthquake activity, and Mount Augustine was active in 2006 with 13 eruptions in a 2 week period.

We stopped at the Islands and Ocean Visitor Center.  A neat place with great exhibits and educational and fun stuff for kids…of all ages!

Route 1 in Alaska ends at the end of the town of Homer.  Homer Spit is probably the remains of an ancient moraine from a glacier.  If people had not intervened, this piece of land would have washed away a long time ago.  Now it is a popular fishing spot.  There are also lots of shops and restaurants.  It’s a very neat place to be.  We went out for dinner and walked around a for awhile.

We saw a mama eagle with 2 eaglets in a nest.  As we approached, she moved in front of her babies to block our view.

Papa eagle sat on the next pylon keeping watch.

We are quite literally at land’s end!