I went for a kayaking and cruise trip out of Homer.
The name of the company for 'True North Adventures."
Everyone had to wear knee-high rubber boots so here they are stacked on the porch of the company. I wore my own boots
This is the cruise boat. It's name was "Bonnie Ann."
Even the step onto the boat had Bonnie's name written on it.
The cruise boat brought us to an island on the other side of the bay where the water was not quite so wild.
These are sea kayaks. They are longer and wider than a usual kayak and they have a rudder for steering. The rudder is controlled by foot pedals. Push the left pedal and you go left. Push the right pedal and you go right. The person who sits in the back, controls the rudder.(I wish I had a rudder on my kayak. It makes it so much easier to steer.)
Everyone wore a 'kayak skirt and a life preserver. The kayak skirt keeps water from getting into the kayak. I was lucky. There were two couples and, so I got to ride in the front of the kayak controlled by the guide.
On the island was black sand.
The guide knew exactly where to look for animals. We saw a black bear and lots of seals.
We saw mussels and barnacles which was cool because I'd never seen them alive before. On the Clam Gulch beach, I only find dead barnalcles and mussel shells.
There were many interesting landforms we could see from the ocean.
This one was called "Elephant Rock'.
Soon it was time to return, so we beached our kayaks and waited for the cruise boat to bring us back to Homer.
The sea was really rough on the way back.
Becky and Linda loaned me their tent so I could stay in Homer overnight since the net day I was scheduled for a hike to a glacial lake.
The view from my tent was beautiful!
