We intended to go fishing, but with the sun shining so beautifully, and the bay pristine as a pond, we felt a whole world of possibilities open up before us.
“Where to?” Andy asked as we motored out of the harbor in our little boat.
“Exploring!” I said.
So we went skimming across the water to a cove on the other side of the inlet that we had never been into before. We passed three loons floating on the blue/green water, and up ahead an otter watched us for a bit before diving beneath the surface. The mountains rose rugged and steep inland, but in the cove all was tranquil and gorgeous.
We passed a few kayakers, and saw several summer cabins, and one really cool lighthouse perched high on a rock bluff.
The waves were higher on the way out to open ocean again, and our faces got sprayed with salt water from the wind. We stopped in at the salmon creek we fish each summer to see if the salmon were running yet. The fish were there all right, and folks were hauling stringers full of fish back to their boats.
We could have spent all day there, across the inlet, exploring tucked away places on the Alaskan coastline, but there was an evening engagement to be on time for, so Andy pulled up the anchor and we faced into the wind again, heading for the Homer Spit.
We didn’t get much fishing done today, but honestly we didn’t really mind.
Hi Tabitha!
I’m coming out there next week to my Father in Laws place in Homer . I’m bringing my two daughters, Merry and Melody. Maybe we will see you at China Poot Bay. That’s where we fished last year. I’d like to meet Andy, I have enjoyed reading about some of the adventures you and he have written about.
Tony Strickland
I hope we can meet up!