Seldovia Day Trip

Joyce and I took the tour from Homer across Kachemac Bay to Seldovia run by Central Charters and Tours. It was a great day. Along the way 'Captain Ron' (without an eye patch, unlike the movie) guided our 70 foot boat right up to Gull Island so we could get a good look at all the nesting sea birds including two kinds of puffins. He even put the boat downwind so we could confirm that guano has an odor! Further along we encountered raft after raft of sea otters, and two humpback whales. We got close enough so you could see the baby otters using their mothers' chests as day loungers. Even 'Captain Ron' admitted we had a special crossing to be able to see so much.

Seldovia is small enough to easily explore on foot. We ate halibut tacos at the Tidal Pool Cafe and then wandered around the rest of our three hours land-time on the back roads and alley ways and along the Seldovia Slew. We even found a remnant of the original wooden boardwalk that wasn't destroyed by the flooding after the big 1964 earthquake.

The trip back was the direct route and in just over an hour and one more humpback viewing we were back in Homer and looking for a pizza joint for supper. At $90 for two we thought the day trip to Seldovia was a great value and it certainly added to our enjoyment of the Kenai Peninsula.

Point of departure, Homer. The boat we took has the white dot.

 Gull Island

Gull Island close-up.

A raft of sea otters.

Seldovia Harbor.

Seldovia Slew

Who can resist visual humor?

Seldovia has lots of 'pocket parks'  loaded with flowers.