Homer Sunset
Most of our week in Alaska was spent in Homer on the Kenai Peninsula. We sure had it good in Homer. Free lodging for the entire week. Can’t beat that. Mostly, we stayed with my wife’s aunt, who has a summer cabin in Homer. I’ll talk a bit more about that later. One day, however, we were very fortunate in that we were invited to stay one night at an incredible cabin along the beach, just outside Homer. My wife’s cousin is a doctor in Homer and is rather well off, and he owns quite a few acres along the beach, and has built a private cabin there. It is a beautifully built log cabin, and is completely environmentally friendly, solar powered, all the running water in the cabin is collected from rain, and vegetables grown in the fabulous garden. I particularly liked the outhouse. It has no door, and overlooks the beach. If anyone was walking along the beach while you were sitting there, you would be able to see them, but they would not be able to see you due to tree cover.
To get to this cabin requires about a 1.5 mile hike down a public trail to the beach, then up the beach to the cabin. Along the way, we saw seals, sea otters, and eagles. There was even a small waterfall along the trail. It felt a lot like hiking in Hawaii because it was a rather hot and humid afternoon, but the vegetation was so lush and beautiful. It was a fairly easy hike to the cabin, and my kids both managed the hike very well. We were joined by Tara’s brother and his wife and baby, and our host, Tara’s cousin.
Now I have to admit that I really didn’t want to go out to the cabin at first. The reason was that it was pouring rain all that morning in Homer. I was sure we would get totally soaked and be very cold hiking out there, and it would not be an overall pleasant experience. My wife, however, insisted that we go. I am glad that she did. The rain cleared up by the afternoon, and it was a very lovely evening, and I was able to get this very nice photo down along the beach at sunset. At low tide, there are tons of cool tide pools on the beach in front of the cabin. We had a lot fun exploring them.
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