Westerly Road

As mentioned in the previous post, we were outside Homer. We drove there and went to the Most Westerly Road in North America. From there, you can see the Pacific Ring of Fire which is a line of Volcanoes reaching as far as Asia. Of the four we could see, three are still active, the most recent erupting in 2005. Homer itself is a slender piece of land ( spit) reaching out into the ocean. There are a large number of fishing charter companies there as well as the ever present souvenir shops. We had supper at Capt'n Paddies, a place that had been recommended by someone at a previous campground. Excellent. Sue enjoyed grilled salmon and I had Halibut and chips. Yesterday was our on the move day again. It was to be a short drive.....however instead of an hour drive, it ended up being over 3 because of a blowout on Alaska Hwy 1 just outside Anchorage. Because of the dangerous location, we called AAA and it took them 2 hours to respond. During the time it took the guy to change the tire there was a four car fender bender. One of the drivers attempted to put the blame on the tow driver saying the emergency triangles were not out far enough.....not true. If the drivers couldn't see a 3 ton wrecker with all the flashing lights, they sure weren't gonna see the red triangles. Today, Sunday, we went back to the Ididirod Museum to have a ride on a cart pulled by a team of 8 sled dogs.....man they are fast!!!!! at about 15mph. With a full team (16 dogs) on snow, they typically run at 25 mph ALL THE TIME.
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