Kailey and I had plans of shopping on the Spit and just enjoying Homer. I let her sleep in (and that she did not waking up until 0830am -- which for the early bird of the family, is LATE). After showers and breakfast we were just planning our day when I got a text from Rick that they were coming back to port... it was terribly choppy out where they were and the captain called it and they were coming back -- but would get to go out tomorrow instead. So, since they were close, we girls decided to wait at camp until they came back. Glad we did, as the little boy of the house was "starving" -- he continued to eat 5 scrambled eggs and then told me he was "ok" -- oh man, I think he is growing again. I had a fire going outside and at camp it was completely calm, so the boys took a nap and us girls read in our books for a couple hours. When they woke up we were ready to head out and they were thinking they wanted to fish at the end of the spit -- perfect! They dropped up off at the spit and continued down the road to fish from there. It was a great day of shopping with my favorite girl. The guys had no luck, so they decided to head back to camp and fish the "fishing hole" off of camp instead -- us girls would walk back to camp.
After shopping, the wind totally picked up and KK and I walked (and froze) back to camp -- seriously, it was BLOWING!! I shouldn't have been shocked, yet I was?!!?? Anyhoo, back at camp we chill-axed and after another nap by the boys (it was a very early morning) Rick though he wanted to go down to the spit and get a hat and shirt he had spotted the day before. The kids didn't want to come, so off to the spit we walked (about a half mile) --- leaving KK in charge and Bo on protection duty while we were down there (they were watching a movie in the locked camper with Bo, we were not to worried).
At the spit Rick quickly found his hat and shirt that he wanted and we decided to watch the men at the docks cut fish from one of the charters. Wow, couldn't believe it -- there was a 180lb & 110lb halibut that was being weighed... and a HUGE Lingcod! What I wouldn't have given to bring that home to freeze!! It was fun to see them weigh them and fillet them up really quick! Then we went into the Salty Dawg Saloon that was next door to hang a $1 bill with our family "signature" on it. If you don't know already, the Salty Dawg is famous for the inside being covered with $1 bills that people have signed.. it was fun to do that! Now, we are on the walls forever!! Now, back to camp. Found the kiddosjust finishing their movie -- perfect!! Now it was time to get dinner going and relax at camp the rest of the evening.. oh and fish if we wanted too.... :)
Sunrise in Homer:
My favorite boys on the boat heading out:
On the boat:
Walking back to camp:
Rick's BIG halibut he caught at the end of the road:
The BIG 180 & 110 pound halibuts:
Rick and I at the Salty Dawg:
Our $$:
View of sign from camp:
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