Homer: Fishing adventure!!

Our meeting time at Homer Ocean Charters was 6:30 am. This early morning gathering time wasn't a problem because we were awake all night waiting for the end of the world to come. We met our captain, Billy, at the office, as well as the four other guys from Minnesota who we'd be sharing the boat with. The weather initially was nasty, and there was some concern that we wouldn't make it out to where we had planned to fish. About 15 miles offshore, the skies parted! We saw tons of sea otters, puffins, 2 killer whales, salmon jumping, and even a huge octopus, who, much to his dismay, was being devoured on the chest of a very happy sea otter.Captain Billy leads the team through rough waters, about 25 miles outside of Homer.

Blue skies and hungry halibut! Great combination. Everyone did well--we sent our fish back to the loving arms of Karen in Boise. If you are invited to a party at her house before we get home and halibut is being served, be very suspicious!! No, really, thanks so much to Karen, Tony, Emily and Will for keeping an eye out for the FedEx guy.

We spent another night on the Homer Spit, this time with clear skies...the place was packed! To celebrate our successful day, we had dinner at Captain Patties. Despite Captain Pattie's apparent love for things deep fried, we were able to find some local items on the menu that were not breaded--our meal was fabulous!

Overall, Homer is a great place--they even have a hockey rink!

Odometer: holding steady at 6262 miles, with a boat ride thrown into the mix