Atlasova Island, June 19

This morning we visited Atlasova Island. We have been blessed with clear weather (for the most part) so the volcanoes were visible and striking. The Alaud Volcano on Atlasova is 2339 meters high. On the island there were the remains of a Arctic Fox farm and a women's prison from the Stalin era. It was very interesting to walk through the old buildings and imagine what life was like back then. Most of the buildings are just timbers now, but we were able to make out the fox farm processing area, complete with a rusted conveyer belt and pressing machines. In addition, the women's barracks were still recognizable. It was a bit eerie to see the rusted beds that were used, and in some areas the beds still seemed correctly positioned in the small one-room buildings.

After exploring the farm and prison with the passengers, I had a chance to look for more glass floats. This time, I found my own!! It definitely was more fun to find my own than have it planted for me. Apparently, they are very valuable and there are whole books written on their history. I do not think that any of the ones I found are particularly special, but I like them. I'm still on the hunt for one that is wrapped in rope - those are pretty rare. So far, only a handful of people have found those.