Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
(and Professional Travelers)
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Homer, Alaska and lots of bald eagles |
| Homer is a city located in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population is about 5,454. One of Homer's nicknames is "the cosmic hamlet by the sea"; another is "the end of the road". A popular local bumper sticker characterizes the town as "Homer - A quaint little drinking village with a fishing problem." LOL - Homer has a total area of 22.4 square miles, of which, 10.6 square miles is land and 11.9 square miles is water. The total area is 52.83% water. Its most distinguishing feature is the Homer Spit, a narrow 4.5 mile long gravel bar that extends into the bay, on which is located the Homer Harbor. | |
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| Sign and views of Homer Spit, Kachemak Bay and Cook Inlet as seen from a scenic lookout. Kachemak, the Russian name for the bay, means "high cliffs on the water." Another interpretation of the name suggests it means "smoky bay" and is derived from the smoke which once rose from the smoldering coal seams jutting from the clay bluffs of the upper north shore. | |
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A Golden Eagle flies majestically
above us |
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| The Homer Spit is a geographical landmark located in Homer, Alaska on the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula. The spit is a 4.5 mile long piece of land jutting out into Kachemak Bay. The spit is also home to the Homer Boat Harbor. The harbor contains both deep and shallow water docks and serves up to 1500 commercial and pleasure boats at its summer peak. | |
| Additional features and attractions include The Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon, which is an artificial "fishing hole", campgrounds, hotels, and restaurants and the Salty Dawg Saloon, which is constructed out of several historic buildings from Homer. The Spit features the longest road into ocean waters in the entire world, taking up 10–15 minutes to cover by car. The Spit sits about 19 feet above sea level. | |
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| Fisherman's Memorial on Homer Spit is a monument to those who have been lost at sea. | |
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| Heritage RV Park and the new yard of the two RV Gypsies. Heritage RV Park is the only full-service RV Park on the Spit. Unfortunately that means a very high price to stay there ($84 night). There are other parks on the spit for about $25 but they are not full-service parks. There was limited TV stations, but not ABC. Wireless works only inside the building and outside on the covered deck. DSL available at courtesy phone area only. But the view is spectacular. | |
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The two RV Gypsies had a
beach front view from their RV. Looking up from the beach, you can see
the motorhome of the two RV Gypsies. |
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Looking
at the beach from the front of AWO - AWO stands for "all we own"
- the name of the motorhome of the two RV Gypsies |
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views at low tide from
the RV of the two RV Gypsies |
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BALD EAGLES are seen on the
beach at the RV Park, perched on the lamp-post by our motorhome, and all
around Homer Spit. |
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| The two RV Gypsies took about 100 photos of bald eagles and hopefully have chosen the ones that you will enjoy most - but there's more below than just eagles - so keep scrolling down the page. | |
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Behind the Wildlife Refuge
Visitor Center |
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| Two Sandhill Cranes - tall gray birds with a long neck, red forehead, and long pointed bill. They have long dark legs that trail behind in flight, while the long neck is kept straight in flight.They like open grasslands, meadows, and wetlands. it congregates in huge number in migration.The sandhill crane's large wingspan is 6-8 feet when fully grown. | |
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Surprise - as the two sandhill
cranes came out of the tall marshy grass, they had two babies with them |
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A mural on the building
across from the Wildlife Refuge Center |
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 Talkeetna,
Alaska- float plane, river cruise, Mt. McKinley & more - |