Day 17, Seward, AK to Homer, AK, 173 mi

14 July 2015

I don't like breaking camp when it is wet, but that is exactly what we did, after it rained all day and all night.  We went to bed listening to the patter of raindrops on the tent.  In the morning the tent was wet, the tarp was wet, we were wet, and on it went.  In any event, the weather finally let up as we moved out of Seward and visited Exit Glacier.  This appears to be a popular glacier to visit & photograph, and we saw a number of tours that cater to the ice climber as well.

Now this is blue ice!

YAFG (Yet Another Fabulous Glacier)

Once we left the glacier our focus was to get to Homer.  Although only about 170 miles away, the trip took almost all day because of slow speeds, traffic, and construction.  I've noticed that after we haven't ridden much for a day or two, my back/shoulders start to ache after just a few hours.  However, after a few repeat days on the Spyder this doesn't seem to be a problem.

Along the way were rivers the color of cloudy turqouise enjoyed by fishermen and rafters.  Of course we took pictures, but don't know if the colors will come through.  We passed many businesses catering to fishermen including an Orvis shop.

No, the colors just don't show well

Once we reached Homer, we feasted our eyes on some of the finest high caliber, high-octane Alaska scenery known to man, including multiple glaciers and your usual fabulous fjord views!

View across Cook Inlet

YAFG as viewed from Homer

Not much else to say about this day except that we found another nice municipal campground for $8.00/night for tenters.  Karen Hornaday Hillside Park has pit toilets, plus flush toilets at the adjacent playground.  This is a nice place with very private campsites that are out of the wind.  No mosquitos, but watch out for the stinging nettle (ask me how I now).

Karen Hornaday State Park is RECOMMENDED

For dinner we found some frozen scallops taken from across the bay and cooked them up over charcoal with summer squash with onion and hollandaise sauce (for the oil).  Mmm, tasty!