Day 28 (6-28-12 - We are in Homer Spit)

We had our first Halibut tonight.  We cooked it ourselves, (or rather Lauren was talking while I cooked).  It is really good. 

When we got to Homer Spit at the Fishing Hole Campground, Lauren made a bee line to talk to people that were cleaning their fish.  The first couple of men that he talked to had taken a charter boat and was not real talkative.  The next couple of men that he talked to were probably locals.  Lauren asked him all kind of questions.  They were not impressed with their catch, we were.  One of the men went to his vehicle and got a plastic bag and gave us 2 filets of halibut. Thank goodness for Lauren’s gift of gab.  It really does pay off.

We have seen a lot of eagles here today, they are everywhere.

It is has been a rainy, windy, cold day.  We have not seen the sun shine all day.  From what I hear, this is normal for this time of year.   

We took a stroll at the Alaska Wildlife Visitor Center and then took another stroll down the road from the campground to shop and check out charter boats for halibut fishing.  We strolled 5.5 miles.  We were constantly pulling our rain suit hoods over our heads to keep dry.  We stopped at the Salty Dog Salon and had a Homer Brew.  It is a very unusual place.  I wished I had all those dollar bills that are plastered all over the ceiling and the walls in my bank account.

Ferny is not really happy here.  She couldn’t wait to go outside.  As soon as she heard all the eagles and sea gulls she cowered down and went back inside.  She is happier sitting at the door looking out, than she is going outside.  I don’t think we will stay here very long.

We met another couple of men this evening that had some nice halibut that they were cleaning at the campground.  He has a smaller boat than the charter businesses.  The charter boats take about 20 people.  The captain of this boat is taking us out tomorrow.  We are paying his gas bill.  There will be 4 of us and his dog on board.  I have my Scopolamine patch on.  We will leave around 7 am in the morning.

When we arrived today the tide was way out.  It has finally come in and is lapping at our back door of the toy hauler. 

Ferny Kat is snoring. She is lying on my jacket on the floor. We are joining Ferny, (except we are going to bed).   I bet it won’t be long until she joins us.  We are calling it a night.

Even though it is not the weather that we wanted, it is still a beautiful place.

We saw plenty of eagles today and 1 pheasant. 

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