Kenai Peninsula, AK: Alaska on a 500 miles loop

The Kenai Peninsula is a lovely appendage to the Alaska’s main land. Whereas on the continent the vistas are stately, well ordered and spaced for leisurely visual enjoyment; on Kenai – especially on the way to Seward -- the vistas bunch up around you from all azimuths. Every few miles at the corner of valley a new set of panoramic splendor greets you with all the necessary Alaskan actors: the craggy peaks with snow fields and glaciers, the wild lake, the evergreens and the tundra above them and the strong rivers.

We went to Seward then spent the night in Moose Pass and headed on the morrow for Homer but we gave up the ride and tucked into Kenai (the city of Kenai) for the night. This is as far west as we will get on this trip.

There is only one road from Seward with only one intersection for Homer; we missed it! In two full months of traveling through 15 states and two provinces we had not missed a turn off … and we missed the easiest one (it took us 10 miles to realize it too). As it happened, the turn-off was in a construction zone while we were led by a pilot car; we were not paying any attention outside the roadway.

We stopped for potty, coffee and gas at the Sunshine lodge. There we decided to have breakfast as well and while eating we found John and Peg. John and Peg are the two people traveling on their 1992 Goldwing for their 50^th wedding anniversary with whom we lunched in Delta Junction last week. After hugs and catch up conversation we agreed to try to meet up in Homer for diner but Julia and I did not make it there. We hope to see them again; they are such neat folks. Outside the restaurant, we spoke with two riders (Triumph California and Honda Rebel) and Julia got an offer for her bike on the spot.