If you are looking for a little piece of heaven off the beaten path in southern Alaska, McDonald Spit, across the bay from Homer, is the place for you. Kristi and Brad run Between Beaches Alaska where you can rent one or two charming, clean cabins that are right on the beach of Kachemak bay. Kristi and Brad made us feel right at home, and we watched the sunset from beach chairs with a campfire, walked the beautiful beach, fished the back bay in skiffs borrowed from Kristi, went clamming and tidepooling at low tide, took hundreds of pictures of bald eagles, and visited charming Seldovia. My son and I have been going for a week almost every summer since he was 10 (now 15). Safe, family oriented, quiet, beautiful- Wish we could go every year!