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Kayaks and Clams
window to catch a guy stroking down the surf-line in a
well-worn kayak making a beeline for a distant stretch
of sand dotted with colorful tents. Looking the other
way, I watched as a boat cleared the point and headed
due north, a brace of slender tandem kayaks lashed to
the deck. I wanted to be among the neoprene-clad passengers
who gathered on the foredeck, eagerly pointing
ahead and anticipating the paddling to come. Just a few
miles across Kachemak Bay are the kayaking grounds
where people from all over the world come to explore
places like China Poot Bay, Halibut Cove, Sadie Cove
and Seldovia Bay on the coast of the Kenai.
SPIT STROLLING
As my own adventure on the “Far Side” wouldn’t
begin until the following day, I used every hour of summer
sunlight, which is saying a lot at that latitude, to
walk around town. I strolled down the northeast side
of Homer Spit Road to take in the Homer Boat Harbor,
quaff a refreshing Anchor Steam Ale at the Salty
Dawg, and ended up at one of the most popular places
SUMMER 2007 WAVELENGTH MAGAZINE 11