So – got to Homer okay after the little run-in with the moose of the living, breathing variety. Stopped at the top of the hill to take a gander (not a critter, sillies, that would be a look) from the overlook there.
Augustine Volcano, as is its wont, was hiding from view. But we saw several eagles winging about. Visited with a couple of tourists and gave them our phone numbers for while they are in Alaska. (you just never know when someone might need assistance – and it goes both ways)
Drove around through town – I am a big one for scoping out ahead of time the places we need to be in the near future. We stopped at the Homer Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Center to pick up our tickets and got some good information. Drove down to the pub where we would see some two-legged wildlife later that evening – then down to the “Spit” to find the dock where we would board our boat tour Saturday morning.
Grabbed something for lunch and then went to check into our hotel. We had a feeling we needed to rest up a bit before the evening’s festivities.
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Ah, yes . . . Mr. White Keys – now that is SOME critter! As you can see the show is done in the dark – there is a slide show going most of the time while he is singing or playing harmonica – with glittering flamingoes and palm trees and tinsel covered speakers and keyboard. He is insanely funny – the satire probably would mean little to someone who is not from Alaska, however. There is NO politician safe – nor printer, nor license plate maker, nor . . . well you get the picture.
During one of the slide shows I gasped and leaned over to ask hubby moose if I had done the typography on the shown letterhead with the word Peninsula spelled without that pesky second letter “n”. I always did have trouble with spelling that word (gee, moosie, what IS on your brain?) and have to watch myself very carefully in any written communication while at work. (sigh!) To top it off we actually DID do the printing for the school in question – Lessa’s and Ladybug’s alma mater, in fact. I have NO clue if we sent it out without that “n” or not. And, as we have closed the shop it is much too late to go back and check. hahaha.
Wanna see him in the light? (more…)