We stayed in Homer 4 nights. We went halibut fishing yesterday - what a fun day. We left at 6:30 a.m. & returned at 5:00 p.m. The weather was perfect. Alaska Bay was calm, the weather was warm, and the boat crew guys were fun. The pictures tell the rest.............We enjoyed Homer's small town 4th of July parade. No fireworks though - it doesn't get dark enough! We watched the parade with our friends from Texas. We have run into them so many times it is ridiculous! I told them they are stalking us. Also, gave them some halibut - our little freezer is full of fish. Now we head for Seward.

Comments from Eldon: The Kenai peninsula is probably the most beautiful part of Alaska. You get mountains, oceans, active volcanoes and woods all in one campground. Every time I turn a corner, this state continues to amaze me. Fishing was fun. I caught 7 halibut. There is 2 halibut limit, but you can keep throwing them back until you have your 2 favorites in the box. When you have your 2 in the box, you are done. The crew advised throwing the small ones back early, in hopes of catching bigger ones. It's pretty hard throwing back a 15 pound fish, but we did end up with about 100 pounds from our 4 fish in the round. Sea otters were sun bathing by the boat, eagles were soaring above and an active volcano was belching smoke; who could ask for better fishing scenery.

Comments from Larry: Did they say eagles? I can't hunt because I have to keep my eyes to the sky. They are BIG birds. The golden eagle in the picture was way to close for my comfort level.