City Walks - Homer Alaska Walking Tour - Virtual Walking tour of Homer Spit - Marina and Shops
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
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After our earlier walk around the old center of Homer, I take you out to the Homer Spit which was, I believe, actually the original location of anglo settlement. We were told the native peoples who lived here originally tended to live on the other side of Kechemak bay, which makes sense, since the spit has very little shelter or food sources on land. The Homer Spit is the tourism center of Homer with its marina. There is a ferry terminal and a hotel as well as little shops on stilts and restaurants as well as water taxi services and Halibut charters. Known as the Halibut Fishing Capital of the World, lots of folks come out here to try and land one of these large, flat, flounder-like fish. We will also pass a shipyard where large commercial ships are in dry dock.
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Beautiful scenery.. thanks for the tour today my friend
Glad you enjoyed it -H
Great walking tour, beautiful views , thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the comment -H
I love the Salty Dawg Saloon!
I regret that I couldn't get in to check out. -H
Love your content ❤️
Thanks so much -H
Yay !!! 😀
thanks! -H
This was truly amazing, loved everything you show us all round.Keep up your love for the lovely trips.
Thank you! Will do! All the best -H
I use to walk this almost everyday back in 1990/91 on my way to work. Wish that I had a paved path and restrooms back then. That would have been convenient. Thanks for the memories brother. The spit is so much more built up. Going back to Homer for the 1st time in 23years next month.
Hi John, thanks so much for commenting. Glad it took you back and I hope your real trip goes well. -H
Wonderful video great work
Thank you very much! I appreciate it much. -H
It's a really calm day, love the perfect reflection at the marina already!
Glad you like it! Very cool town. -H
always a pleasure to walk around Alaska with you Henry, a great moment !
Our pleasure!
Awesome little area. Thank you again. Loving that funky vibe, I might even like it when all the tourists are around. ;)
Glad you enjoyed it Mags! -H
Спасибо, Генри, за прогулку. Как-будто снова побывал в Хомере.
Пожалуйста. Рад, что ты видел это лично. Замечательный маленький городок.
Boy that area has changed...the spit was two lanes wide..then twenty ft rocks then ocean...so they have really filled in,had no buildings on right side of road. Fifty years of build up....amazing
No campground, weekenders would line the road bumper to bumper and that way camping in 74
I can only imagine. Thanks so much for sharing all this. -H
You said, "Hi guys!" in an excited tone (before you panned around), and when I saw the seagulls were who you were speaking to, I had to laugh!👍🏻 I should have known, as you spoke to the cows in Switzerland!👏🏻😉😊 It is just refreshing to hear others talk to animals like I do! 😁Lol.
Great video, Henry! Thank you🙏
Love that! Thanks so much -H
Lived there 72-74 worked in cannery at ens of spit,then at Totom cafe near Salty Daug Saloon,a lot less there then. Halibut is fileted.
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this was very interesting. It was a little Popeye the movie-ish. I thaink that was filmed on tin Malta. Some of the buildings had that ambiance though. The mountains are beautiful. Those colorful condos have a great vuewm byt U tgubj tiy gave ti be brave ti kuve ub a cibdi ib tgat sgire kube, /tge cikirs nade ne tgubj if /debnarj, U wibder giw ooeioke ebd yo ub Giner ir uf tget were birb tgere,. Thank you for the walk.
Hi, I think your hands may have slipped on the keyboard there for a bit but yes, it was a cool place and those condos have an incredible view. Must be hard living in winter though. Cheers. -H
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Really enjoyed this walk. Does it rain most of the time in Alaska? I couldn't believe the amount of boats in one area. Wondered how they get their boats out . Ha. Love the boardwalks and the little shops
It certainly rains a LOT in this part and I read that September is often the rainiest month here. The marina is tight but there's LOTS of water just outside. Thanks for watching and commenting, Debbie. Cheers -H
No people found in entire vdo except you ... still beautiful. Thanks for sharing. I from Bangladesh. How much do you know about my country 🌿🌿
Thanks so much. There were a few other people on the trail but I get your point. I actually know very little about Bangladesh other than it used to be united with Pakistan and is very low elevation. I have heard good things about it though. Would love to travel there someday. - H
Since he did not mention much about the Memorial for the men lost at sea or died while at sea, the individual rectangle shaped pieces of marble laid out for the path entering into the memorial has the name, date of death, and sometimes the name of the boat/ship they were on when they lost their lives. If anyone has ever watched the show, "Deadliest Catch", the crew members and captains of those that have passed are written on the pieces of marble. Even the names of some of the Captains that are still alive are written on tiles and the dates will be filled in when they pass. There are sayings written on plaques. Some people leave pictures or notes mentioning those that have passed at sea or were life long fishermen that had passed for other reasons. Either way, they all have been and always were fishermen. It is a beautiful memorial, with another small place nearby that I didn't get a chance to see because people in our party wanted to leave. I can only hope and pray that someday I can go back to Alaska to see and experience all that I have always dreamed of.
Hello Ione and thank you so much for taking time to fill in that omission on my part. Alaska is an amazing place and I hope we both get a chance to go back some day. All the best to you. -H
Ferry used to go to Kodiak Island
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The NAOH ships used to dock out at the end...no lake
Very cool
You must be pretty wet after this one. The rain doesn't seem half as bad with all those bright, colourful buildings. Wish we had more colour in the cities. Thanks for another great walk.😊
Ha. Yeah, I was dressed for it at least. Interesting part of town and fun to explore. I imagine earlier in the summer, when the shops are open, it's much more interesting. Thanks for the support Elaine. -H
That sure is one depressing looking place....dumpy
I think partly because of the rain and grey weather and the fact that so much was shut down for the season. I really enjoyed it and how quirky and unique it all was. Thanks for watching and commenting. --H
I love how natural it is compared to the Disney-esque vibe in lots of coastal towns.
Greetings From State Of TamilnaduU 🇮🇳
Welcome and thanks so much -H
In the winter the ice would be pushed up almost to the road
Really interesting. -H
Thousands of boats. What are they used for?
Mostly fishing and crabbing. Some pleasure boats. -H
By lands end as a little kid my favorite thing to do hands down was go to the beach at low tide and poke around tidal pools for sea creatures. Still to this day love marine life.
Fantastic. Must have been fascinating. -H
Beautiful, thanks for sharing
My pleasure 😊 -H
Yay! Glad to be traveling with you again. Always so cool! Thanks!!! 😎😎😎
Our pleasure!
Wow looks a lot different in 9 years. The icecream joint you passed on the boardwalk used to have a smallchild ride you put a quarter in and the boat goes up and down a few times.
I grew up there after family moved from Anchorage before my 2nd birthday. Me and my father, mother, and brother grew up in a small 250 sq foot cabin until just after the 9/11 attack. We grew up on fish, blue berries, raspberries. Age 13 had a few people that I would mow lawns for in the summer and winter would shovel driveways for cheap. Don't have a single friend there finally leaving at 16 to move across state to Fairbanks. We would mainly fish for Dollys in the Anchor River where at 12 I started fishing with a shotgun on my back in case of bears after me and my father came across a solo cub and we decided it was in everyone's interest to be prepared. Where we fished there weren't homes or people near by. I don't miss the feeling of dread when you walk back over your tracks in a sand bar and a huge bear has not only stepped on your size 12 at the time boot print but covered it with inches to spare. Anchor point has some monsters that could make Chuck Norris check his drawers after meeting.
I used to love those little rides as a kid. -H
Wow! That's fantastic. Thanks so much for sharing those memories. Growing up there must have been epic. -H
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Thanks!! -H
What a cool place! beautiful landscape! thank you for sharing, stay blessed and safety, new fan here
Thank you, I will and you as well. -H
Hi Henry. I enjoyed this very nautical walk. I'm a bit of a pushover for anything nautical. Homer isn't too different from coastal Maine. I'm surprised I didn't see a shop selling fudge. Despite many things being closed, I think you benefited by going during the off season. A serene and beautiful walk. Thank you.
Thanks Tom. There were definitely a few fudge shops. In northern Michigan, they refer to tourists as "fudgies" which I think is brilliant. -H
I was here the night before ,apsoultley beautiful place 😍
It really is! So interesting and so rugged. Thanks for the comment. -H