Tom and Jen bought a truck camper.
Day 49: Homer, AK Partly sunny and warm. We left Homer and again drove past North America’s Most Westerly Highway Point, past Ninilchik, where we remembered to pick up some smoked pork chops, past the road to Hope and Beluga Point, and on to Anchorage , with the intention of going to Wrangell-St Elias National... Continue Reading →
Day 48: Kodiak, AK Sunny and warm. Walked to the ferry, after breakfast at Monk’s Rock. Well we didn’t see the ferry. It was docked 1 1/2 miles away because this ferry, the Kennicott, is larger that the ferry we took to Kodiak and doesn’t fit at the terminal in town. We walked by several... Continue Reading →
Day 47: Kodiak, AK Sunny and very warm. Today was our last day on Kodiak with a vehicle. So, we took advantage of it and got up before dawn to look for bears. It worked. Down at the Buskin River, we saw a bear in the river. A Kodiak bear. It was quite a distance... Continue Reading →
Sunny and warm. I forgot to mention we went to the aquarium on Near Island yesterday. Check out this video of a large crab at feeding time: We saw the resident Steller sea lions from Near Island, too. “Stuck” in Kodiak without a car, we thought we would check out a couple museums and the... Continue Reading →
Day 45: Kodiak, AK Sunny and warm. Today was the first day since June 30 that we woke up in a real bed and not in Arvi. Not a big deal. I will tell you about sleeping in Arvi another day. We explored the island of Kodiak some more. We went to Fort Abercrombie, which... Continue Reading →
Day 44: AMHS Ferry to Kodiak Kodiak Island reminds me of The Shire. So green. We want to see some Kodiak bears! But, we don’t want to see the bears. Well, we would like to see the bears from the safety of our vehicle. We checked out the Buskin River. Full of pinks,* but no... Continue Reading →
Day 43: Hornaday Campground, Homer, AKSunny and warm. We relaxed at the campground until the 2:00 pm checkout. We had lunch then went to Grace Ridge Brewing. A nice little brewery. Went to the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center. They have a trail to the Bishop Creek, two movies, and I got my passport... Continue Reading →
Day 42: Anchor PointSunny and warm. We went to Homer today. Walked the historic building tour. Took a short nap and found a campsite up the hill in Homer, run by the city. This is our view of Homer from Arvi at our campsite. TimeThere was a 3-ft jigsaw puzzle on a table at the... Continue Reading →
Day 41: Ninilchik, AKSunny and warm. Going to Kodiak Island is as difficult as going to Sebuku Island, Indonesia. You can only get there by boat or plane. Considering our proximity to Kodiak, we thought we would try to arrange a trip, and save Sebuku for another time. ** Nine hours later ** Done. We... Continue Reading →
Day 40: Ninilchik, AKSunny and warm. We’ve decided to stay here another day. We went to the coffee shop and then did some catching up. I’ve been working on fixing my Journal on the website. We went for a long walk on the beach. The day was SO pleasant and the Cook Inlet was calm.... Continue Reading →
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