Sweeper Cove Adak Aleutians

A pod of Orca on our way to Adak
A pod of 15-20 swam across our bow and stern.....amazing!!
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Beautiful Orca whale!!!
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Our first view of Adak Island.....some low clouds obscuring the mountains!!!
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That's a Humpback whale and albatross.....amazing beauty!!
Laysan Albatross
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We made it back into the Western hemisphere after 5 years in the East!!!!!
Ah....the clouds are lifting and the sun is coming out!!
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Adak description: “It’s this treeless, windswept landscape of rolling green hills and abrupt cliffs, the Bering Sea to the north and the Pacific to the south,”
Rounding the corner and coming into the harbor
Mt Sitkin Volcano.....5700'.....some say it could erupt soon!!
Beautiful views from Mystic of the snow capped mountains on Adak
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Spruce tied up to the wall in Sweepers Cove along with some fisherman
Mystic tied up to the wall in Sweepers Cove.....the boat in front did not fair too well!!
Hmmmm.....some serious people here......John, Kathy and Sue
Oh.....that was Andy describing the latest rough passage and the unpredictable weather!!
Lupine wild flowers in bloom
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Many views of the abandoned military base on Adak
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The military base was constructed during WWII and then used as a base during the cold war.....shutdown and abandoned in the 1990's
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Mark eating a ginormous pancake at Bluebird Cafe
Fish processing plant just finishing a shift
The old high school.....used as a school for 16 kids and other government offices now
Our first views of some huge Bald Eagles
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Kathy and John looking out over Kurluk Bay
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An old submarine pit in Fingers Bay.....during WWII there was a submarine base here!
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Some of the submarine net used to protect the Bay
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Mystic tied at the wall in Sweepers Cove Adak Island!!
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View of Sweepers Cove and the abandoned military base!
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Those are old foundations/pits for various buildings
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One of the many ammunition bunkers
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A hut for 2-4 soldiers to live in
Part of the compound still being constructed in the 1990's before abandoned
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Recreational complex.....there is a whole city complex built underground
A movie theater
Swimming pool......all underground!!
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Maybe yes, maybe no.....where the nukes were stored!!
Guarding something???
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Really.....no kidding.....these were planted maybe 20 years ago.....but still surviving!!
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John, Mark, and Kathy
A pet Cemetery
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Mark, John and our guide Justin.....contracted with the Navy for ordinance cleanup
Mark and John walking in the dense tundra
That is sv Dione coming in from Japan!!!
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John having a good time looking at the views!!
An inlet where otters and sea lions gather.....hmm, not today:(((
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That's Glen and Sue on sv Dione and Justin celebrating with wine and pizza on Mystic

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