WWII Bunkers
24 Ogos 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
The bunkers from WWII are still evident in and around Dutch Harbour. The ones above the dock are painted in the motif of the current serving forces stationed here.
Safeway in Dutch Harbour
24 Ogos 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Safeway here is a huge store. The packaging has products in huge sizes designed for the commercial fishing fleets that fish from here. We learn that prawns are packaged according to their size and theBaca lagi
Bald Eagle on a lamp post
24 Ogos 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Outside Safeway, atop a roadside lamppost sat a Bald Eagle watching the traffic closely.
Aleut Museum
24 Ogos 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
The Aleut are the native people of these islands. Highly skilled hunters, they fished the seas using crude weapons to sustain their subsistence lifestyle. Aleut basketry is considered some of theBaca lagi
Russian Orthodox Church
24 Ogos 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
The Russian Orthodox, Holy Ascension of Our Lord Cathedral, was built in 1895 and is a National Historic Landmark. The Russian Orthodox faith remains a strong force in the Aleut culture today.
Dutch Harbour Airport
24 Ogos 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
The only way to get to Dutch Harbour is by air or sea. All flights go through Ancorage, AK. Flights are subject to the ever-changing weather. There are boom gates across the road near the airport.Baca lagi
In and around Dutch Harbour
24 Ogos 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Unalaska Bay
24 Ogos 2019, Bering Sea ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
We leave the protected waters of Unalaska and head for the Bering Sea. There are heaps of humpback and grey whales around just rolling along with their calves. A couple of tail flaps, a breach or twoBaca lagi
Leaving this wild windswept landscape
24 Ogos 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Out into Unalaska Bay
24 Ogos 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We leave the port and head out with the Pilot Boat escorting us out. Looking back on Dutch Harbour, it's been a great place to visit.
Domain of the Golden Dragon Ceremony
25 Ogos 2019, Bering Sea ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
This ceremony was held exactly 12 hours before we cross the International Dateline and officially lose a day. Tonight we go to bed on Sunday and wake up on Tuesday. The Captain, Anders Steen, read aBaca lagi
Crossing the International Dateline
27 Ogos 2019, Bering Sea ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Our second full sea day and crossing the Dateline, we lost 26 August. Sea Day Trivia was really hard today but we managed to be near the top. The lectures and entertainment onboard have beenBaca lagi
A Russian Morning
29 Ogos 2019, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
We wake up in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy to a clear, sunny morning. The Kamchatka Peninsula is home to hundreds of volcanoes. We are docked at the port closest to town. The Mutnovsky Volcano across theBaca lagi
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral
29 Ogos 2019, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
First stop on our city tour takes us to a high point in the town where the Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka Peninsula is built. This cathedral is fairly new after havingBaca lagi
Inside the Holy Trinity Cathedral
29 Ogos 2019, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Beautifully decorated with masses of gold, the tourists mingle with the local parishioners in prayer. The ceiling is amazing.
More of the Holy Trinity Cathedral
29 Ogos 2019, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
The Volcanoes Dominate the City
29 Ogos 2019, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
This is a city among volcanoes. In 25 km from the city there is a chain of five volcanoes with two active ones such as Avachinsky and Koryaksky. Always smoking Mutnovsky volcano is clearly seen overBaca lagi
Lenin Square - the Monuments
29 Ogos 2019, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Lenin Square is a wide open public space that is used for parades and open air performances. Set along the bay and lake, it's a busy area for both people and traffic. All the heroes of the city haveBaca lagi
Nikolskaya Hill
29 Ogos 2019, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
A special place in the memorial of Nikolskaya hill is a small necropolis with a stone chapel. The graceful chapel with stone stairs is a later work. It finishes the ensemble with two common graves inBaca lagi
Petropavlovsk Overlooking the City
29 Ogos 2019, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We drive to a highpoint overlooking the city and all over Avacha Bay. The Russian nuclear submarine base is located on the other side of the bay and there are battleships at anchor. From this pointBaca lagi
Quirky bits from P-K
29 Ogos 2019, Rusia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Toward the Koryak Village
29 Ogos 2019, Rusia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Heading out of the city into the rural flood plain at the back of the bay, the Koryak Village is close to the largest volcano. The rural roads are dirt and very bumpy; the dust comes in thru theBaca lagi
The Koryak Village
29 Ogos 2019, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The families are passing on the traditional Koryak way of life to the younger generation.
Koryak Dance and Song
29 Ogos 2019, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Dressed in traditional ornate reindeer hide garb, a Koryak woman and 2 girls dance and sing several items from various seasons, illustrating the Koryak reliance on the seasonal patterns. We areBaca lagi
Koryak Song and Dance
29 Ogos 2019, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C