Seaside Farm

Frommer's Review

Mairiis Kilcher's farm, its meadows dotted with cottonwood trees, slopes spectacularly to Kachemak Bay. The land is populated by Morgan horses, cows, chickens, latter-day hippies, and international backpackers, many of whom do chores in exchange for lodging (when chores are needed): 2 hours of work equals a night in the hostel bunks, and 1 hour earns a campsite in the pasture above the bay. Campers have use of an outdoor cooking and washing area, fire pit and barbecue, and autumn raspberry picking. The hostel dorms seemed a bit dark and close to me; I'd choose to camp in a tent or cabin. The cabins are quaint and unpolished, in some cases sitting in lovely, quiet places -- two are right on the water. Mairiis, better known as Mossy, is a member of Homer's pioneering and beloved Kilcher family, which spawned the singer Jewel (rarely seen hereabouts any longer). Mairiis runs the place as casually as a cloud scurrying through the sky.

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