Swans, most likely trumpeter, because I can’t see any yellow near their eyes. But they are pretty far away.
We toured the Kenai Peninsula from Seward to Soldotna and Homer for a day. The route is visible on the map below and is known as the Sterling Highway.
There was a county fair at Soldotna Creek Park where we stopped for lunch, and we toured the Fishwalk along the rapid flowing Kenai River. No catches were observed!
The views to the west across Cook Inlet to the Chigmit Mountains in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve are striking. Beautiful and seemingly totally uninhabited.
The flowers everywhere, wild and in containers and gardens, are lush due to the 20+ hours of sunlight.
Looking south over Homer to the Kenai Mountains on the most southern part of the Kenai Peninsula.
The Town of Homer was anything but uninhabited; better compared to OOB or Ocean City. Homer Spit is a 4.5 mile bar of gravel. After the 1964 earthquake it sank more than 4 feet, so must be narrower, but it is a major port and tourist attraction.
Campers lined the beaches on both sides of the spit
Just a bit of the huge harbor
Definitely a tourist shopping town. We did have a delicious dinner at The Fish House.On our return trip we visited an old Russian Orthodox Church in Ninilchik with a beautiful view.
On Board Sylvie 