This morning we drove down to the end of the spit and walked by the various businesses there, many of which are built up on pilings:

We also walked through the marina:

Next we visited the farmer’s market, which today featured a marimba group:

We headed North out of Homer (the only choice) and stopped at a large open wayside to photograph the view:

We could see Mount Redoubt and Mount Iliamna, both of which are active volcanoes:

The winds were gusty and the field ends in a 150 foot drop to the ocean below, so I wasn’t comfortable flying, but I figured I could at least get in some kiting practice:

The winds got to be pretty strong, so we put away the wing and continued North to Soldotna.  M checked out a rod again, but the Red Salmon run still hasn’t picked up, so we again left empty handed:

They did have a cute bench out front at the visitor center:

We’re overnighting again at the Fred Meyer here.  See the trip map for today’s drive and our current location.