We are back
We are back. Our trip started at Anchorage, Alaska. We flew to Petropavlovsk on the Kamchatka Peninsula, and embarked on a small cruise ship. (There were less than 100 passengers.) After going ashore at several sites on the Kamchatka Peninsula, we visited the westernmost Aleutian Islands, crossed the Bering Sea stopping at the Pribiloffs, and then disembarked at Nome, Alaska.The photo, show our ship at Attu Island - the most westerly part of the United States. There is a small Coast Guard station on Attu now, manned by one or two dozen personnel. During WWII Attu was attacked and captured by the Japanese. Then it was retaken by the US at great cost in casualties. There are bits and pieces of military junk around, but it is mostly a very wild and deserted place.
On this trip we saw whales (including a blue whale) , seals, otters, foxes, bears, and birds... tens of thousands of birds. The birder group on the trip saw 140 different species of birds of which I saw 110. (I am still a beginning birder.)
Traveling on a small cruise ship is like attending a small college. By the time you are through, you know most of the passengers and all the staff on the ship.
posted by James Moule @ 9:11 AM
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Jim,
Your trip sounds absolutely fantastic. My boss, who lives in Dallas, returned from a secluded Alaskan camp 250 miles SW of Anchorage. He loved it. Having never fished for Sockeye and King Salmon before, he was totally captivated by the beauty and wildlife he saw. Sounds like the last frontier is beckoning my wife and I to pack up the L.L. Bean gear and head out. Would love to go soon. Hope your recouperating OK. That trip must have worn you guys out. SOI
SOI,
(That's the Sage of Indiana for those who do not know him.)
I hope that you do go soon. It is spectacularly beautiful.
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