The campground that was closed last night was obviously going to open soon. As we went for a morning walk we found the campground gate open and a workman blowing the leaves from last fall off the camping spots.

The view across Cook Inlet this morning is simply breath taking, its like looking from Seattle across to the Olympics on a sunny day except the mountains are much bigger.

We drove back down the Kenai Spur Road to Soldotna on our way to Homer. Soldotna is becoming like Terrace - I will eventually feel like I live there - as it is another town situated at a junction of two highways. We were there yesterday, again today and probably tomorrow as well after visiting Homer. And in each case we will probably drop into Safeway to use the wifi internet.

On the way to Homer we passed through Anchor Point a small seaside town which is the most westerly point in the USA - mainland - that can be reached by public road. And it will be our most westerly point.

Homer is at the foot of an escarpment, and just before descending into the town there is a scenic view point which affords a wonderful view of the the spit, the inlet and the mountains on the other side of the inlet.

We drove directly to the famous spit a long piece of land - maybe 2 miles long - that protrudes into the inlet. There is a hotel and restaurant, at the end of the spit positioned beside a ferry terminal and all kinds of fishing wharves. Along the length of the spit there are marinas, camping grounds, souvenir shops, marine workshops, and derelict boats. It's really quite a strange mix.

We chose a campsite right on the pebble beach and parked with the house window looking straight down the inlet. If this was a hotel in the lower 48 we would be paying $400 a night, as it was, the camp site cost us $5 (lets not mention the price of the motor home).

To savor the atmosphere we walked down the spit for about an hour. The wind was strong and therefore it was cold. This did not stop a couple of intrepid kite surfers from displaying their skills.