Sunshine in Homer, Alaska!

Since we last posted, we spent 3 days in Anchorage and are on our second day in Homer. Once we got to Anchorage, the clouds parted, the sun came out and the temperature got up to the mid-60's. We are half way through the trip we chartered (20th day) and have only had sunshine for the a total of 3 days. We are so fortunate to see the Cook Inlet and Homer with the gorgeous mountains (still with snow as it has been too cold for it to melt). The first picture I'm attaching is of Molly standing on an edge of a cliff over the beach where are RV is parked. She is having a ball running off the leash, trying to catch the birds and jumping in mud puddles acting like a dog!

Today, Dean and 9 others from our caravan went halibut fishing. Being the cost analyst he is, he kept calculating how much this fish would cost him, knowing that he could buy frozen halibut at home for about $19 a pound. Finally, he decided to enjoy himself and managed to catch two halibut that weighed a little less than 30 pounds each. That is medium-sized for halibut, but he had even bought a "derby ticket" which is like a lottery ticket if you snag a big one that has been tagged. A tagged halibut could net you as much as $30,000. I'm attaching a picture of the catch of the charter he took. His two fish are the second and third ones from the right. Not bad, huh?

A third picture is of a glacier that is in clear view from both our RV Park here on the hill and from all points in Homer and Homer Spit. The scenery here is just breath-taking and makes up for all the rain and clouds in central Alaska. We know we have at least one more day of sunshine before we head to Seward, so we intend to enjoy every minute of it!