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Tuesday, July 5, 2005 - Day 08
From Seward to Home and Anchorage, Alaska.
Today's stats:
Miles rode = 391 average moving = 51MPH
Stop for gas = 1 only - G23
Moving time = 7:30h - Total time = 12:00H
Average MPH = 47
Today's total cost = $222
AK 9 N, AK 1

Today we are going to Homer. Famous for the best Halibut in Alaska. That was another wonderful ride on Highway 1 towards Anchor Point, the west most point you can reach in an American highway.
I ordered the cable for Eliane's helmet today. $37 from the Honda dealer and same $50 shipping. What is that that BMW needs to overcharge so much??? The cable should be in Anchorage by tomorrow. (End up that I got the cable in Fairbanks, couple days later. Honda dealers are not that reliable...)
Few miles before Homer is Anchor Point. The western most point you can go by U.S. highways.
Homer Spit is the place to go once in Homer. We had our lunch there, in a very interesting restaurant by the beach and went to visit some of the stores with all the touristy little things to buy from Alaska...
Many stores were we could buy more gifts and ship it again.
After that, we rode back to Anchorage in another good ride seeing the Cook Inlet at our left now.
The Kenay River was with us for many miles down at Kenai Peninsula and there are many places to stop and take pictures there.
Many animals today, like eagles, mousse and other.
We had to sleep in a hotel that night and were the most expensive one for the whole trip. Let me tell you that we try not to... $106 at the local Econolodge was a steal... so to match we decide to eat sushi that nigh. This will explain the high dollars today
Today we had temperatures range from 55F to 59F.

	Crossing between Seward Hwy (9) and Sterling Hwy (1) at the Kenya Peninsula
	Eagle we saw there.
	Going to Homer you can see Kalgin Island and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve on the other side of Cook Inlet
	It's a good road all the way to Homer by Hold Glenn Hwy
	Cook Inlet view
	Homer - Alaska
	Near Anchor Point.
	Entering Homer Spit. Note that there is sea on both sides.
	and people use it in many ways, like storing boats
	camping on homer spit
	beach and business
	restaurants
	monuments
	and finally we are at the end of the land here. The mountains there are the other side of Kenay peninsula

	There is a ferry dock at the end of Homer spit.
	and oil off course.
	Lots of add on Halibut Fishing there.
	we had our lunch at in a very nice and small restaurant . We eat fish of course.
	Halibut fishing
	Kachemak bay
	Stores. Many tourist stores here.
	Did it again... almost running out of gas: only 11 miles to go. At this time the bike had 6.0 gallons
	Kenay Lake
	Kenay Lake
	Kenay lake
	Kenay Lake

	Kenay Lake
	Horse riding at Kenay Lake
	Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet, near Anchorage
	Anchorage