Hi, 10h33 here in St Georges Island - Alaska.
No internet contact where I am (yes now at the St Georges Traditional council, ths Sarah, Sally, Noemie), Baloum Gwen I presume is sailing on his way to St Georges, you should know more then myself as the info could be there under one of the web breaking news?
Foggy morning with a fresh night.
I arrived yesterday in perfect time. The weather was really unsual in both Pribilofs Island, St Paul & here: Bright, clear & so sunny. The locals were really surprised as this is totally unusually one should rather expect rain & clouds…
First, we dropped a few passagers at St Paul Island which is slightly North from St Georges. Vera, a very friendly lady was sitting next to me on the flight…we had a long chat on many different Alaskian subjects, in particular a project of bringing children here to do drawings … I like the sound of this mixing Art, Nature & Children. Yehhh, she was really curious about our expedition… how interesting this venture could be to meet new areas, sceneries & local Inuits…
I was pleased to land on St Paul first thinking of my nephew called Paul – heeee there how are you Paul, brothers & parents?
In principle, once the Baloum Gwen sailboat picks me up, we will be heading for St Paul. We will have perhaps the opportunity to see Vera & her friend Aquilina, a local Aleut lady. I am here in the middle of nowhere where calm, nature & winds have authority. I forgot to tell you as yesterday the weather was so fantastic, I was lucky to see many seabirds: Red-legged Kittiwake, a wonderful Red-faced Cormorant viewing the sea horizon… but no Puffins yet, strangeJ I saw 1 or 2 Northern Fur Seals too. They are everywhere it seems! Hopefully, I have a 400mm lens! More, should be arriving from during this month… I will get a permit to come discretly closer without disturbing their habitat …. I just go it now at the Council office where they have internet, a team of 3 young ladies laughing crazyyy - they are really helpful and friendly: Sally, Shera, Neomy :-) … I have mention the site, they are just looking…then girls, you like it? So I am here, the only foreigner among a small Aleut community… the locals are really friendly…I meet a few yesterday at the store & saying hello hello once I see a new person…
Ok now, back this morning to this cliffS in front of the village to view my seabirds friends & perhaps be again lucky to sea Northern Fur Seals…
CHEERS from ST Georges, the Galapagos of the North - All the very best whereever you are - patrick
Hey, nice post, really well written. You should blog more about this.