Thursday, July 13, 2017

Report #9 Homer, Alaska July 11, 2017 Tuesday Partly cloudy & 68 degrees Part #2 Of 3 83 Pictures

Our walk continued…..

 

 

 

Look what we saw…..a sea otter

 

Salmon flag

 

The otter was in this end of the harbor

 

Safety tips

 

Oh, look at my flippers

 

This boat was beached

 

The main part of town was on the hillsides

 

The road continued all the way around the harbor

 

Boat launch

 

A few evergreens

 

Sea otter flag

 

Some shops

 

Boats being launched

 

Fish hook monument

 

Largest building near the campgrounds

 

Bridge to the harbor

 

Start of many shops and boutiques

 

Seal lion

 

Popped up every now and then

 

Checking things out

 

Going down

 

Nothing here

 

Shops

 

Close to the boats

 

Blooms on the banks

 

A research vessel

 

Ice and more

 

A Trading Co.

 

Lighthouse

 

The eagle

 

Always watching

 

Eagle eyes

 

Small boat

 

Even a garden

 

Fish processing plant

 

Busy place

 

Right across from our ship

 

Salty Dawg and Lighthouse

 

Heading towards the end of the spit

 

The Fish Factory – processing plant

 

Roads for traffic

 

Seafarer's Memorial

 

Looking out over the bay

 

Campers

 

What a view

 

A volcano hides behind this mountain

 

A monument to the seamen

 

Memorial bell

 

Sure had a nice day

 

Wilderness all around us

 

Upside down tree trunks

 

A buoy

 

Very large out of the water

 

Land's End at the end of the spit

 

Rocky beach

 

Raven

 

A rather smart bird

 

Large size up here in Alaska

 

Many beachcombers today

 

These gulls are getting fish bits from the fish factory

 

There is a pipe that flushes the waste out to sea

 

The sign marks the spot

 

We saw many of these bike lane markers

 

Boats coming and going

 

Elderly couple with their dog

 

Volcanoes in this direction

 

Nice day to fish

 

Even better day to enjoy lunch

 

Blonde beers today

 

Kids playing in the rocks

 

Chartered fishing boat

 

Catching some smaller fish

 

Sharing entrees

 

Chocolate molten volcano cake

 

Outdoor patio at the Chart Room Restaurant

 

Hundreds of birds feeding

 

Every outside table was taken

 

Nice bar

 

San Francisco caught our eye

 

Vacation rentals

 

Fish processing shed

 

Columbines