Day 50 & 51 - Anchor Point/Homer, AK

After a very short but very scenic drive of 70 miles or so, we arrived at our next destination The Beehive RV Park in Anchor Point. It's hard to miss since all the buildings are yellow and the trailer out front is painted like a bee.

Anchor Point was originally called Laida by Captain James Cook in 1778 when the Resolution and the Discovery sailed into Cook Inlet looking for a Northwest Passage. It was later renamed Anchor Point to commemorate the loss of a large anchor due to the powerful tidal currents.

Anchor Point really doesn't have much to offer in ways like the town of Homer. What it lacks in businesses it makes up for in shear beauty. Just off the Sterling Hwy a short distance from our campsite we found the Anchor River and the Anchor River State Recreation Area. What a beautiful area where you can see eagles soar overhead and waves crash into shore. Anchor Point also has the distinction of being "The Most Westerly Highway Point in North America. 

Anchor River

Anchor River Bridge 

Oops...tides out no crashing of wave here

Because of the huge tide differences, in most areas boat launchings and retrievings are stopped two hour before and after low tide. Not here, large tractors can launch boats at any time of day. It doesn't matter whether its high or low tide. They launch you, park your trailer, and retrieve you after your day of fishing, for a price. Kachemak Bay has the second largest tides in the world second only to the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada. An average tide for Kachemak Bay is 15 feet. The difference between a very high tide and a very low tide is 28 feet.

A Northern Crow...no eagles yet

After Anchor Point we drove into Homer which is 12 miles away.We stopped at the scenic overlook to catch a glimpse of the mountains and Homer Spit.

The town of Homer was named a century ago after a very secretive, elusive, and con man named Homer Pennock. Pennock set up base camp on Homer Spit in 1896. The spit was named in his honour by his hopeful gold mining crew who mined gold throughout Cook Inlet. Pennock established bogus mining companies then travelled to the East Coast to sell stock in them.

After picking up information at the visitors center we decided to head back to the campground. It's beer thirty time and can't miss that. Another great day.

Himalayan Blue Poppy