Articles written by: Shirley Metz
On Location: Emperors, Chinstraps, and Icebergs – Oh My!
We had a rather blustery stop at Paulet Island, but our reward was an emperor penguin right on the ice near our ship. Most likely, it was one of the penguin chicks we saw sitting on parental feet in our March of the Penguins trip last month… We greeted it with a hearty “Hi! Remember us?” At recap we toasted the youngster with a glass of champagne.
Brown Bluff was also a windy stop, but once we landed it was calm in the lee of the bluff. We were able to do some really wonderful Zodiac cruising among spectacular icebergs and had a picture perfect time with two humpback whales who preempted our recap. We’re looking forward to Bailey’s Head tomorrow and a landing among the chinstraps!
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A world-renowned colorectal surgeon and an Aleut living across the Bering Sea in the Commander Islands – these men have never met and yet they share a common interest. Any guesses?
When Russia first opened the Kamchatka area to visitors in the last decade of the 20th century, Zegrahm Expeditions was among the very first to explore the Russian Far East. Imagine what the natural wonders of Alaska were like before the U.S purchase of the territory and you can imagine what lies in store for the visitor to Kamchatka: terrific numbers of Steller’s sea eagles, brown bear, walrus, Steller’s sea lions, otters, northern fur seals, and a plethora of avian and botanical species. The geology is equally amazing. The Kuril-Kamchatka island-arc includes some 68 active volcanoes in its 2,000-km length, of which 29 are on the Kamchatka Peninsula. Read more
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