A beautiful bald eagle as we leave Dutch Harbor
That is Unimak Island, the last of the Aleutians Islands
Unimak Pass.....lovely, benign, trawler conditions!!
Beautiful sunrise!
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There are some very large/tall coastal mountains!
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View of a small town called Kings Cove
That is where the whale was
Here is where it came up.....Kathy was speechless, but I managed to throttle down and go into neutral
Humpback's show a lot of tail when they dive deep!!
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Our first view of Pavlof mountain and her sisters.....>8300' and still a very active volcano!!
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Bear Bay where we spent 2 nights!
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A very depressed John......been crabbing for several weeks with no luck...ugh!!!
Just starfish!
If you look closely, there is a Brown Bear there...one of our first sightings of these enormous bears!!
SV Spruce is with us!!
Andy and John getting ready to fish for salmon
But the only fish we caught was this small pollack
Proud and a wee bit cold!!
A sad day for sure
Just small sea snails which we do not like to eat!!!
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We did wait out a storm in Volcano Bay!!
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Kathy yelled out......bear on the shore!!!
Hunting for salmon
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Storm is over, beautiful rainbow
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Happy Day for John-boy.....WE HAVE CRAB!!!
What a beautiful sight....trap full of Dungeness crabs....caught 21 over 2 days...limit is 12/day!!
Bucket is full of crab!!!
Crab for breakfast!!!
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Iohn is very Happy!!!
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Bear enjoying a salmon
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Panoramic view of Volcano Bay
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And more crab for dinner.....why not!!!
It's a good day for sure!!
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Views of Volcano Bay as we leave for Sand Point
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Many fishing boats are out!!
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Entering Sand Point
Many interesting fishing boats!!
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We toured the Trident Seafood Plant
Now that is a lot of salmon!!
Who knew not to hang a fish by its tail??
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Andy, Kathy and Sue ready for the tour
And john too
Collecting the eggs
Now that is a lot of eggs!!
A modern version of the "Iron Chink"......a machine to remove the head, fins and guts!!!
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A perfect filet.....that is Isaac the Production Manager and our guide!!
Blast freezing
Andy, Sue, Isaac, Kathy and John after the tour
Celebrating Sue's birthday at the local cafe!!
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Happy Birthday Sue!!
Isaac gave us an undersized King salmon.....6-lbs!!
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A boat changing gear to crabbing!!
That is Seabrooke.....on the Deadliest Catch show!!
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This crabber gave me many tips for trapping Dungeness crabs!!
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Russian Orthodox Church
Some visitors!!
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