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Hi folks, St Georges island is a small island part of the Pribilofs islands located in the Bering sea at the West side of Alaska. I will be myself arriving to St Georges late this afternoon…while in Europe you will all be sleeping, dreaming…or clubbing I will be waiting there a few days for the sailboat Baloum Gwen which should arrive on the 13th of June 09, depending of course on the level of winds & the weather conditions… It will give me time to appreciate the wonders of the island. St Georges is a birdwatching paradise. Did you know the Pribilof Islands provide seasonal homes for approximately 2.8 million birds representing over 200 different species? Whouaahhh, I am already excited by this! I will take time to observe “Tufted Puffins (Macareux Huppé in French)” (never seen them, except in books & they look so lovely, “Red-faced Cormorants (Cormorant à face rouge in French) … who knows see the fascinating “Steller’s Sea Eagle (L’aigle, le Pygargue de Steller in French) … Anywhow, be sure I will be taking plenty of pictures all over the place My friends authors Paul Sterry & Andrew Cleave would love to be here, I am sure! Many chance to see curious Arctic Foxes, herds of reindeer, wildflowers carpeting the entire island & “Northern Fur Seals (Otaries de l’Alaska in French). In fact, each year hundreds of thousands of “Northern Fur Seals”* *return to their haul-outs in the Pribilof Islands to breed, give birth, and teach their pups to hunt, swim and survive in the Bering Sea.

Hope you are doing all well?

Cheers, patrick