Today we went to Seldovia. You might say, “Big Deal” but actually it is. Seldovia is on the Kenai Peninsula but it is not accessible except by water or air. We took a 65 foot ship from Homer over to Seldovia. The ship was called the “Rainbow Connection” and I think the paint job says it all.
Going over we stopped at Gull Island which guess what? It was covered with gulls and 5 other species of birds. I took some pictures but when I got back to the motor home and looked at them guess what the rocks were all covered with? Naw, I don’t think I need to tell you. On the way over we saw lots of sea otters and some of them had pups. Really cute but my zoom lens didn’t really get close enough to have any really good pictures.
Seldovia is on the other side of the bay from Homer and about 10 miles farther west. Seldovia used to be the big town instead of Homer but that all changed in the 1950’s when Homer was connected to the rest of Alaska by the Sterling Highway. In 1898 Seldovia was a thriving town with a hospital and several stores. The Alaska Steamship Company used it as a major port since it was the farthest northern port that stayed ice free during the winter. Homer was just a quiet farming village. Seldovia also suffered massive damage during the 1964 earthquake. Today Seldovia is the quiet village. It is not without modern services such as cell phone service and electricity and it has fishing charter boats and several restaurants to serve the tourists. I guess the word for the town would be quaint.
They also have a chainsaw carving contest every year and have several of the winners displayed around the town. This was the 2006 winner. I had never thought about the fact that whales have to breath above the water but they of course have their babies in the water. This carving shows a mother whale pushing her baby above the water for it’s first breath.
I had to put the second carving in for Bert. Not everyone knows Bert but several do and I know he will like it.
This is a picture of the Russian Orthodox Church. I don’t know if it is still used or if the city has restored it and maintains it. It was closed so we couldn’t look inside.
The cost of the trip to Seldovia and back to Homer was $40 for seniors and in my opinion was worth it.
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