Inside, the tiny house looks like any other espresso stand, black and chrome espresso machine, refrigerator, soda water dispenser, and your lattes come in skinny with a shot of chocolate syrup and a dusting of powdered cocoa. It’s just that this espresso stand is floating.
Jim steams milk for hot chocolate for eight-year old Ian Hall, who arrived from his parents’ Halibut Cove house in an aluminum skiff and outboard. Kayakers Scott Burbank and Susan Abramovich arrive, reporting sighting a black bear and a coyote on the beach on the way from their house in Peterson Bay. They own St. Augustine’s, a kayaking business out of Homer, and they’ve just turned their guides loose with the first group of kayakers of the day. This is a quick caffeine trip to Jim’s before the second group arrives. “Have coffee, choke down a hot dog, and back to work,” Scott says with a grin.
—Dana Stabenow. Alaska Traveler (Kindle Locations 3396-3401). Gere Donovan Press.
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