Blogs from Homer, Alaska, United States, North America - page 12

So, our wedding was in July...but we waited until winter to go on our honeymoon. These snowy winter photos should give you an idea why! We left home in Homer on December 25th and drove to Anchorage to spend Christmas in with some great friends and do some house-sitting. Our wonderful friends, Jessica and Nick, graciously offered to watch Alfred and Bandit, the four-leggeds that usually live with us. We finally began the journey south on New Year's Eve when we flew to California. We spent the first week of 2007 celebrating Marge's birthday and the New Year in Santa Cruz with Dave's family. We then headed to Rocklin to visit Kevyn's family and to be part of our friends Julie & John's wedding. We're spending these last few days in Rocklin with Mike (K's dad), ... read more

Homer is another of those beautiful coastal towns surrounded by glaciers and rugged mountains cliffs dropping into the sea. It lies on the southwest corner of the Kenai Peninsula at the mouth of Kachemak Bay. Its most prominent geographical feature is the Homer Spit, a stretch of sand, barely ¼ mile wide, that extends 5 miles out into the water, separating Kachemak Bay from Cook Inlet. “The Spit” is where all the action is. It is lined with restaurants, bars, RV campgrounds, fishing and tour boat charters, float plane charters and, of course, the inevitable souvenir shops, where you can get yourself a “Spit Happens” t-shirt. We stayed 5 days at a relatively quiet campground right on the beach near the northwest end of the Spit. From here we could reach everything by bicycle - the ... read more

Hi Everyone, We are now touring away through the coastal towns and villages of Alaska. Right now we are on the Kenai Peninsula and have visited almost every town so far; Seward, Soldotna, Kenai, Anchor Point, Nillichick, and Homer. Everything here has been so beautiful and unexpected. We started out in Seward, Alaska visiting the harbor and Kenai Fjords National Park. The town is situated on the Gulf of Alaska and Resurrection Bay which is surrounded by coastal mountains. The mountains are beautiful and there are so many glaciers visible from the streets of the town. We indulged in some fresh seafood and walked around the harbor. The next day we went to Exit Glacier, which is part of the Kenai Fjords National Park and took some lovely hikes right to the glacier. When we arrived ... read more