This morning we broke camp and headed to Homer. The drive took us along the Cook Inlet and the views across the inlet of the mountains was spectacular. The drive took about 1 ½ hour and we arrived at the Homer/Baycrest KOA. The KOA is a small park with most of the sites situated on the edge of a cliff over looking the bay and mountains. The views are great.
After setup we drove the 3 miles into Homer. We eventually drove down the Homer Spit. The Spit is a long narrow “spit” of land with touristy shops, restaurants, dry camping, RV parks and the Lands End Inn. We randomly chose the Harbor Grill for lunch based on the nice appearance from the outside. The food was really good and the view of the marina and mountains was really nice. After lunch we walked around many of the little shops. One shop was the booking office of the Alaskan Bear Adventures. We signed up for the shortest bear viewing tour scheduled for tomorrow. Bear tours aren’t cheap but it was a bucket list activity. Finally, we stopped by the Salty Dawg Saloon. The Salty Dawg is a very iconic or infamous Homer establishment. The Salty Dawg is just a small bar and really didn’t hold much appeal for us.