If you look close you can see the sliver of the moon on the far left as the sun is setting at 11:30 PM in Ninilchek AK.
This marina is floating as is the down portion of the dock. These are very expensive to build and necessary due to the fluctuation in the tides. It can be as much as 25 feet. That is why in later photos you see them using a tractor to push the boats out.
You can see the height of the ocean to the dock here and in the next photo a difference of 6 hours.
Just like California and the east coast-give them land near the water and they will build condos.
glaciers as seen from the ocean.
Somebodies one man cabin - cute but a little small -or perhaps the same size as the coach.
an old Orthodox Russian church that was built when the town of Ninilchek was founded in the early 20th century.
Lands End at the end of the spit in Homer.
The Beehive RV park had a novel way of drawing attention to their park as you passed by on the way to Homer.
We found the ultimate happy face in someones yard.
a creek bed near the old village of Ninilchek.
So-- is this the one that "got away' or perhaps a real fish story. There were a couple caught in Homer that were 190 and 180 lbs. We were told that was a good day and not the norm.
The inside of the paddy wagon-rather close quarters for 8 people.
Combat clamming takes place when the tides are at all time highs and lows as it is now. This was during the week and we were told week ends are much worse.
What a lofty perch this light house has-Toni and I tried to get to it, but the roads are not open to the public.
A couple of rather large hawks were soaring above us at the beach.
Here is one of the hawks seen from below the cliff they were flying over.
The Bald Eagles were everywhere. This one was alongside the road grooming itself. It stayed for a long time then someone went to close and it lifted off. Here it is splaying it's tail feathers.
We caught this one on top of a light pole. By the following couple of shots you would have thought it was posing for the camera.
driving toward Homer the furthermost place south you can go on the Kenai Peninsula.
a look at the ocean from above.
Look at the depth of snow in this glacier, while beautiful it sure looks cold.
a good push off to get the fishing trip started
So now Bil can say he has ridden in a paddy wagon. This is what they use to take them to the boat from the campgrounds.
The fishhooks were rather large.
amazing how big they look with the meat gone from one sids
You can see just how thick the fillets were with half of one side gone.
Bil and his big fish- the biggest of the catch at 20 lbs.
Bil and his Halibut with the deck hand holding it.
If you get up early enough (4:30) you can see an awesome sunrise.
looking past the fishing rods it appears the boat is coming straight out of the sunrise.
They use a tractor to back the boats into the water and retrieve them. Due to the high fluctuation in tides they can not use docks.
the boats catch with Toni and Remi in front of theirs.
Toni pointing to her big Halibut.
Exit Glacier from the edge of it and quite far up the mountain.
the Glacier speaks
Remi, Toni and Barb on the edge of the glacier.
one of the many lakes between Ninilchek and Seward.
a water fall on the edge of the road out of Seward.
look at the tongue and grove that hold this old cabin together--no nails here
This hawk stayed on it's perch while I walked right up to it, shot from below.
Hawk in flight after I startled it into lifting off.
