Re: Alaska - a trip to remember
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:25 pm
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Alaska - a trip to remember
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Re: Alaska - a trip to remember
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:40 pm
Oops , wrong pic. Sorry 
Continuing shortly ......
Thanks for comments so far .
Continuing shortly ......
Thanks for comments so far .
Re: Alaska - a trip to remember
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 6:10 pm
Driving along the spit-road , we came onto a place where there were some guys fishing . This is called the “ Fishing hole “ , and is basically a tidal inlet into the spit . During high-tide , fish swim all along the side of the spit , and enter the Fishing hole . When the tide goes down , then there is a sandbar preventing them from getting back to sea , and they circle round and round inside . The water is extremely clear , and you can see these huge salmon and other fish circling around , and when one gets hooked , you can actually see the fish darting all over . And you can hire fishing gear for $10 and catch your own fish .
Re: Alaska - a trip to remember
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 6:20 pm
Oh , and another fact about Homer , which was really the big reason why I wanted to visit it 
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Well , according to my GPS readings at the time , Homer is 17054 kilometers away from Cape Town .
Yeahh , yeahh , so what , you say
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Well , according to my reckonings , there is nowhere else on this planet earth that you can so far away from Cape Town , travelling by road .
Hmmmmm. Want to get away from it all ?
.Well , according to my GPS readings at the time , Homer is 17054 kilometers away from Cape Town .
Yeahh , yeahh , so what , you say
. Well , according to my reckonings , there is nowhere else on this planet earth that you can so far away from Cape Town , travelling by road .
Hmmmmm. Want to get away from it all ?
Re: Alaska - a trip to remember
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 6:32 pm
Well....... You have to cross the water somewhere 
You have to cross the water somewhere Re: Alaska - a trip to remember
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 6:51 pm
Lisbeth , I did not say travel all the way by road
In this case , we travelled at least the last few thousand kilometres from Seattle by road
In this case , we travelled at least the last few thousand kilometres from Seattle by road
Re: Alaska - a trip to remember
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 7:03 pm
Re: Alaska - a trip to remember
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 7:26 pm
Surely you are trying to infuriate me, Dewi! But will add to my hate list of 19th/20th century bird namers!Dewi wrote:
That's the one RP The Gumboot Chiton Cryptochiton stelleri and Hoary Mugwort Artemisia stelleriana are also named after him.
Fascinating, okie!
The pistol shooter must surely be categorised as "redneck"?
Re: Alaska - a trip to remember
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 8:59 am
RP ,
Leaving Homer , we continued on our travels .
With more beautiful scenery
Next stop Seward – sitting at the head of Resurrection bay , on the Kenai Peninsula . beautiful little “ city “ and port , with population about 3000 . To go to Seward , we had to drive half-way back to Anchorage first , before taking the only road to and from this gem of a place . Certainly worthwhile to visit .
Leaving Homer , we continued on our travels .
With more beautiful scenery
Next stop Seward – sitting at the head of Resurrection bay , on the Kenai Peninsula . beautiful little “ city “ and port , with population about 3000 . To go to Seward , we had to drive half-way back to Anchorage first , before taking the only road to and from this gem of a place . Certainly worthwhile to visit .
Re: Alaska - a trip to remember
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 9:09 am
This river is green from the glacial water .
The marina .
