August Outings

We spent time around town in August at new places and events and had some fun!

Saturday, August 6 - Backdoor Lounge
We found an old school bar in Kenai where tons of the locals watch football and hang out. It's a pretty cool old spot.



Sunday, August 7 - Trip in to Anchorage
Then we took a trip in to Anchorage to get some shopping done and used our gift card from the Warriner's. :) The scenery was gorgeous!




Saturday, August 12 – Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival
We decided to head for an evening of beer tasting and food truck dining. It was super fun! They had about twenty different microbreweries from all across the peninsula and the state. We sampled all sorts of delicious beer and some tasty food all while strolling around listening to live music from the stage. They even had a girl who had been on The Voice, but I don’t watch, so I’d never heard of her. J






Monday, August 14 – 18th Wedding Anniversary
On my last day of summer, we went down to Homer to celebrate our anniversary. We went to a cute restaurant called The Little Mermaid. It’s super small, seating only six tables at a time, so you have to have a reservation. But the food is five star, a little adventurous, and extremely fresh, coming from the local fishermen. We had Korean nachos with a quail egg, seared Ahi tuna, and a whole fried Rockfish. We even took a brownie home for dessert. We also went down to the end of the road for pictures of Kachemak Bay. It was a gorgeous day!










We did a couple of hikes too, and I started school. I’ll get some pictures of my room, the school, and the kids soon. It’s been different but a lot of fun!

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