Mariner Campground - Homer, AK

Scenic Byway - road to Kenai Peninsula

It's one of my overused words...serendipity...but if that's what it is, why not!  The dead battery took us out of Denali a day early, so we had an extra day for the Kenai Peninsula.  We have been trying to decide between going to Seward on one side or Homer on the other (a quick google search brought up a website - Homer vs Seward).  So with the extra day, we could do both.  With snow covered mountains dropping right into the sea, it was a breathtaking trip.

Our campground in Homer

Our little problem was where to stay...as a type "A" person, I have researched most of the places that we are planning to stay at...but here I have no idea.  As we drive through Homer, I am not too excited about staying here.  The road extends to Homer Spit which is where the ferries land.  Just as we get to the spit, there is a city campground, with two rows of campers...one, right on the beach, the other backed up against the road.  Of course, all the beachside are taken, so we back up next to the road...get out our chairs and settle in for an almost perfect view.  As we are sipping our adult beverages, one of rigs in the beachside row pulls out at 5:00 in the afternoon,  so quick as a wink, we pull into the empty site, dragging our chairs behind us...and now we settle in for the absolutely perfect view....

Tomorrow an early start to to Seward and then back to Anchorage to start the trip home.  Today marks the halfway point, and coincidentally, the longest number of consecutive days in the RV, thirty-one!