Back to Homer, my third visit. Landscape is impressive, as are the fish being cleaned at the charter fishing offices. Sat plenty of 20+ lb lings, some small salmon and just a few smallish Chinooks. Some big canary rockfish but few halibut. Must have gone are wrong time of day to see halibut.

Several days ago, upon leaving Denali enroute to Talketna, passed 26 busses and tour vans between the campground and the main Denali Park road – just 6 miles. Denali is very commercial and not as I remember from 46 years ago.

Talketna was a cute little tourist trap town, with nothing especially alluring.

The pic above, of actual fish preserved by an old style taxidermy pro, caught my eye as we were walking around Anchorage. It is a lost art, as almost all taxidermy shops now use plastic models. These were actual fish. The large Chinooks cost $15,000 each!

Anchorage layover was 4 days in a RV park in town – I am sick of RV parks and can’t wait to return to camping in Oregon and the western US. Stocked up on meat at COSTCO and some veggies at Fred Meyer. Gas was reasonable, about $3.50 a gallon.

First Karen got sick, then I caught it. Lots of coughing and low energy. Now, 5 days later, we both are feeling better and are on the mend. Will go on an 8 hour bear and wildlife viewing trip from 3:30 to 11:30 today via boat, and halibut/salmon fishing tomorrow. Just might be the highlight of the trip. We have been laying low and avoiding many of the repetitive outings scheduled for the trek group. Most are hokey, with young uninformed presenters that know little other than their canned entertainment speels.

Stopped at the world famous Salty Dawg bar on the spit, again for my third visit to marvel at all the $ bills covering almost every possible inch of the interior. The place is always packed.

Have not posted since no one seems to be looking at the blog or commenting other tnan my friends John and Polly. Makes the effort a waste of my time.