Homer, Spit and Harbor

(Page 2 from Homer - 105 photos)

7-28-2009 ~ Blog #376

(Retroblogged on 2-20-2011) ~ David

    The Homer Spit is a five mile long, narrow, gravel piece of land that sticks out from Homer, Alaska into the middle of Kachemak Bay.  The Spit is jammed full of: a major harbor, small tourist shops, fishing charters, kayak tour companies, a campground, hotel, condos, canneries, derelict boats, sea life, sea birds, people and the one of the highest concentrations of Bald Eagles in the world.  I love Homer and I love the Spit.  "Page 1 from Homer" had photos of the beach; this page contains photos of shops, derelict boats, the Homer Harbor and a few other shots from around the Homer area.

Homer Spit Shops

Cosmic Kitchen, Hackle Shack, Caroline's Handmade in Homer, Lighted Forest Candle Factory & Sully's Dockside

Salty Dawg Saloon

Salty Dawg Saloon

Buttwackers - Anni refused to be in this picture.  (At least the youngest shows some class)

Alaska Custom Seafoods

In the Salty Dawg I spoke with the owners of the motorcycles who rode all the way up from Indiana and Kentucky

(Parked in front of the Land's End Resort - Hotel)

The Better Sweater & Homer Clayworks

The Roadhouse

The Better Sweater

Coal Pt Trading Co

Lazerette - White Tile Earth - one of Joan's favorite stores in Homer

Local Showcase, Spit Sister's Cafe & Spitfire Grille

Salty Girls

Homer Spit Derelict Boats

Altair

Virginis

Altair

Eagle

The only house on the Homer Spit.

Homer Harbor

(Boat names for Google indexing)

Short sleeves at the Homer Harbor.  Every time I visit Homer I take few walks around the boat harbor.  I love looking at the boats and for some reason am thrilled by fishing boat photos.  The photos below are from three or four walks to and around the docks.

Augustine

The girls are running because the picture taking was over and we could go to dinner!

Augustine

Silver Storm Holly H & Primus

Allstar

Welcome Homer Boat Harbor

Caution! & No Wake!

Jan-D

Surfbird

Augustine & Miss Diane

Augustine

Puk-Uk & Silver Storm

Inua

Polaris, Shark & United

Dory AK 1060 L & Republic

Anna Lane & Angelique

Aventura

AK 1060 L

Mary Dell, Sizzler, Irish & Orion

Taasinge

AK 1060 L

Silver Storm

The Danny J - Kachemak Bay Ferry

Krustatan

Krustatan & Arctic Seal

Current, Ashtikan, Dream Catcher & Jomel

The Star

The Star & Republic

Nuka Point

Mary Dele - Pilot Boat

Puk - Uk

Ultimate

Polaris

Puk - Uk, Cutthroat & Maple Leaf

Homer Harbor at Dawn

Kachemak Bay Overlook

Homer Dry Dock

Cut in Half

Mitzi Bee & Silver Streak

Pampero, Elma J. and Arctic Monkey

Arctic Monkey

Diamond Ridge

Fireweed.

The Spit from a few miles away.  The harbor dominates the Spit.  The derelict boats are to the left of the first visible bend in the road.  Past the harbor are the condos that are next to the camp ground.  To the left of the condos is Lands End Hotel.

Homer Odd Shots

A funky cabin near the dry dock.

Shots from a Mexican restaurant in Homer.  I messed up the white balance/color and was using an old film manual lens; at F1.8 I missed the focus more often than not, but these shots capture the joy of getting in from the cold for the first time in a couple days.

Mom's Old Homes

My mother used to live near Anchor Point.  The first cabin has been abandon and is falling apart and overgrown.  I spent a few summers here and would often hike through the woods to the beach from this cabin.

I helped build this cabin below: