Day 47, Aug 18

Of course it was raining when we left Seward. There was no opportunity last night for Aurora viewing as it was cloud covered. The weather is not keeping the moose in the forest and we saw two of them quite close up before we got to the junction where we turned west towards Homer. 

The weather did improve as we progressed farther west. We scored on diesel fuel in Sterling at $4.99 USD per gallon. That is the cheapest we have found. It was a new station owned by Three Bears who have a chain of service stations, grocery stores and outfitters in Alaska. 

By the time we turned south again the sky was blue and we had fairly decent views across Cook Inlet to Mount Redout and Mount Iliamna.

We have a wonderful campsite at Ocean Shores in Homer. We have expansive views of the mountains and glaciers across the bay and the ocean. The sun was shining when we arrived and the bay was glassy calm. You guessed it. Within half an hour the mountains were obscured by cloud and rain. 

It rained gently off and on for the rest of the day. We made plans to go halibut fishing tomorrow at 6 am so it is off to bed early tonight.