7/18/19 - Day 20 - Civilization!

Chugach Mountains in the background
Yikes! We are back in civilization again. In parts of Anchorage there were sections of 4-lane highway with overpasses, we hadn't seen those since crossing the border into Vancouver. However,  you come to a screeching halt due to a traffic light and pedestrian cross walks. Then on the Kenai peninsula in Soldatna, the grocery store was crazy busy. I didn't really mind that since there was cantaloupe for $2, as opposed to the $6 price in the Canadian stores. And then there is the Homer Spit...

On a narrow spit of land at the southern end of the Kenai peninsula is a busy fishing-ferry landing-tourist center. A very full marina sits in a sheltered cove surrounded by tourist shops of all kinds. There is a funky old boardwalk by some of the shops and new boardwalk made to look old by other shops. Interspersed with the souvenir shops are charter boat offices and places to snack, drink, or eat. Jam packed gravel parking lots, the closest to the shops cost $5,  were filled with cars, trucks, and RV's.  Speaking of RV's there are at least three different RV parks on the spit, each had row after row of RV's all lined up.

Quirky place - dollar bills are
tacked to the walls, door, ceiling, and posts
It was fun to look around there, but we were glad to drive back up to our camp at Ninilchik. A quiet evening listening to the clacking cobbles as the tide went out. Also, our first sunset since before leaving Olympia!
Our "back porch" for several days.

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