Homer & Ninilchik

7-14-09

In my last post I told you about hanging around the fishing docks, after seeing all the fish come in and their size I decided I needed to go fishing. I went out with Steve Morphis, who is orgionally from Oakdale. He has been fishing in Alaska for 30 years. He and his wife Terry operate Alaska Saltwater adventures. There were five of us fishing. We caught limits of halibut and each of us caught a couple of salmon. The biggest halibut weighed 166 lbs, the rest ranged from 15 to 30 lbs. The salmon were all less then 4 pounds. We had a great day and everyone aboard was happy with their fish. Steve is a great Capt. and keeps up a friendly banter with his customers. If you are ever in Homer and want to fish give Steve a call 907 235 0115.

While in Homer we took a drive on a bluff overlooking Kachemak Bay where we saw many large houses with gardens and fields and a good view across the bay of the mountains and several glaciers.

Needless to say with fresh halibut that’s what Margaret fixed for dinner. Halibut is my favorite meal and Margaret can prepare it better than anyone.

This morning we left Homer and started towards Anchorage. We stopped in Ninilchik. It is an interesting place. They have a harbor that no one can get in or out of except high tide. While we were there the tide was out and there were several boats sitting in the mud with no water around. There were also 2 boats stuck in the entrance, so none of the boats in the harbor can get out until they move

On a hill overlooking the harbor is an old Russian Orthodox church that is surrounded by a grave yard, we walked through and found many really old graves and a lot that were more recent. It appears the church is still in use. The graveyard is overgrown with weeds, with wild flowers mixed in so that it looks nice even though

A short distance away are campgrounds and RV parks. They launch boats off the shore with 4 wheel drive tractors. While there, we saw a couple of boats being retrieved. The tractor gets the trailer, backs it into the water and then the boats come in very fast driving the boat onto the trailer. The tractor pulls them onto dry land, unhooks and goes for another, the boat owner is left to get his tow vehicle and leave. Some of these boats were 28 to 30 ft. or longer. It was interesting to watch.