On to Homer

7/18/07
We woke and got ready to travel in record time. Our first stop was to
the "Moose is Loose" bakery for a breakfast. It appears this is the
cheapest place to eat anywhere in AK as our breakfast only cost $6.60.
We then left for Homer. It was only 75 miles so the distance was
short. It was cooler and overcast for the ride. We pulled over at a
couple of rest stops to see the sights but it was so cloudy that we
couldn't see much.
It started raining when we got into Homer. We stopped at the Homer
Hostel because we were scheduled to be there TOMORROW night but we're
here a day early. Will is the guy running the place but he wasn't up
yet so we left for a couple of hours. We visited the Homer Spit. A
spit is a point of land that is left after a glacier comes through.
This spit was a commercialized boardwalk but it was also the site of
the Bald Mtn Air that we were taking on Friday out to see the bears at
Brooks Camp in Katmai National Park.
We easily found their storefront and spoke to Rachel about the trip.
She weighed both Ruth and I to know how much luggage we could take and
gave us the regulations. We do this on Friday so you'll hear more
about it later.
We also walked around the boardwalk but then went to the library to
see if I could post some pics on the blog. The library didn't allow
that so we checked email and went to get a bit for lunch at Duncan
Café. It was pretty good food.
We returned to the hostel and got a tour. We were told we had a place
to stay but that Will wouldn't be available until about 4 PM.
We went to the Alaska Oceans and Islands vc so I could get a Lake
Clark stamp from Homer. The vc had great exhibits about birds because
it was part of the USFW Wildlife Refuge system.
We thought we'd walk on their trails but it started raining harder
again so we just returned to the hostel and chatted with Linda until
Will was available. We got setup for the night and then rode on the
bikes back to the Spit for a little more R&R.

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Todd Ryan; Hudson, MA
Westborough HS Science Teacher
MSF RiderCoach