That’s a paddlin’

This morning we got the call. Our trip to Katmai was canceled. Thursday doesn’t look any better. So, we are leaving Homer tomorrow with hopeful plans to go in a week.

The kayaking yesterday at Homer Spit wasn’t great. We realized that we needed to take a boat to get to prettier and calmer places for kayaking. We decided to take a tour. They took us to Halibut Cove, an area settled in the early 1900s. There were houses on the water but the only access was by boat or sea plane.

Our tour guide was named Jazz. According to her mom, she was named after the jazz hands she used coming out of the womb. She is from Eugene and spends her summers here.

The boat ride was really nice. We passed a rookery that had a lot of birds, including some puffins. We saw sea otters in the water nearby.

We landed on a rocky beach and the rocks were so slippery that one of the kayaks slid into the water before we were ready!

As we entered Halibut Cove, an eagle flew right over us and snatched a fish out of the water. It was an amazing moment and the highlight of our day. It was equally amazing that Amy was able to react quickly and photograph it on her iPhone.

We then kayaking near an arch that reminded us of some of the arches in Baja California, especially the one in La Paz. At high tide you can paddle through, but not when we got there.

Around the corner from the arch was a lovely view of a glacier.

We were all exhausted by the end. We had a different boat for the return. We complained about the lack of dog on the return trip, but it turned out there was a dog, she was just asleep. Ari asked if the dogs were being a good influence on us, and if we are getting our own dog. Maybe.