Homer bound day three: Cooper Landing to Soldotna
What a beautiful day to start a ride. The sun greeted us. We enjoyed some time in the Bible together then after a little breakfast, we were on the road. Cooper Landing is notorious for its twisty road with no shoulder along the Kenai River which we saw our HONEYMOON location of the Kenai Princess Lodge.
Thankfully, as we went on the ride only 8 cars passed us around the narrow section. They were so considerate that they would wait until they could jump to the other lane.
We heard about the 27 miles of road construction, but thanks be to God they were working the night hours. So, we had no delays and just considerate traffic along the ride.
The actual ride was super delightful. I saw lakes and creeks and waterfalls that had gone totally unnoticed by my car view. Because it was less hilly and no headwind, we made great time.
Eating has been a joy and we arrived at the perfect time for lunch at Sterling, AK. Our great weather ended and we had rain all the way to Soldotna. But a real downpour we noticed from the comfort of the Kaladi Brothers Cafe. Yes, I enjoyed a quad shot almond milk Viennese latte. YUM!
Our great weather ended and we had rain all the way to Soldotna. But a real downpour we noticed from the comfort of the Kaladi Brothers Cafe. Yes, I enjoyed a quad shot almond milk Viennese latte. YUM!
Tonight, our noteworthy adventure was our housing. There is this wonderful community of bike touring people that host either a warm shower, meal, tent space, bed, or other options. We were BLESSED with the amazing couple in Soldotna with their warm hospitality. These college professors shared our love of adventure, biking, hiking, reading, and culture. We fueled up on moose meat dish and smoked salmon appetizers. We slept well and enjoyed our warm shower/bath.
If you ever go bike touring, check out warmshowers.com!
Thankfully, as we went on the ride only 8 cars passed us around the narrow section. They were so considerate that they would wait until they could jump to the other lane.
We heard about the 27 miles of road construction, but thanks be to God they were working the night hours. So, we had no delays and just considerate traffic along the ride.
The actual ride was super delightful. I saw lakes and creeks and waterfalls that had gone totally unnoticed by my car view. Because it was less hilly and no headwind, we made great time.
Eating has been a joy and we arrived at the perfect time for lunch at Sterling, AK. Our great weather ended and we had rain all the way to Soldotna. But a real downpour we noticed from the comfort of the Kaladi Brothers Cafe. Yes, I enjoyed a quad shot almond milk Viennese latte. YUM!
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| the only moose we saw since we started was on the Sterling sign |
Tonight, our noteworthy adventure was our housing. There is this wonderful community of bike touring people that host either a warm shower, meal, tent space, bed, or other options. We were BLESSED with the amazing couple in Soldotna with their warm hospitality. These college professors shared our love of adventure, biking, hiking, reading, and culture. We fueled up on moose meat dish and smoked salmon appetizers. We slept well and enjoyed our warm shower/bath.
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| cute little nook to sleep in :) |
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| traditional old log cabin: perfect Alaskan setting! |
If you ever go bike touring, check out warmshowers.com!
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