Kiska Island, June 28
After having brunch on the ship, we arrived at Kiska Island. The fog was still offshore, but the island was surrounded by sunshine and calm water.
There were three hikes and three landings planned - a long one up the hill and to the point, one for the birders, and one to explore the submarine left from the war. On all of these islands there is so much debris from the war.
Some of the passengers are veterans and very interested in the history here.
Kiska and Attu have been especially interesting for war history. Today, as I was looking onto the shores of Kiska I was trying to imagine the area with 5,000 people living there. My job for the day was driving shuttles between the three landings. After everyone was dropped off, I had some time to explore the coastline in the zodiac. I did not see much animal life, but the scenery was fantastic. The sun was shining on the kelp and the water almost looked aqua in some places. I took some photos, but basically just enjoyed the view. At the end of the day, I picked up some of the birders and took them on the same cruise to look for birds. We saw an eagle, some murelettes, baby harlequin ducks and some pigeon guillemots. All in all, it was another great day hanging out with wildlife, sunshine and zodiacs.
There were three hikes and three landings planned - a long one up the hill and to the point, one for the birders, and one to explore the submarine left from the war. On all of these islands there is so much debris from the war.
Some of the passengers are veterans and very interested in the history here.
Kiska and Attu have been especially interesting for war history. Today, as I was looking onto the shores of Kiska I was trying to imagine the area with 5,000 people living there. My job for the day was driving shuttles between the three landings. After everyone was dropped off, I had some time to explore the coastline in the zodiac. I did not see much animal life, but the scenery was fantastic. The sun was shining on the kelp and the water almost looked aqua in some places. I took some photos, but basically just enjoyed the view. At the end of the day, I picked up some of the birders and took them on the same cruise to look for birds. We saw an eagle, some murelettes, baby harlequin ducks and some pigeon guillemots. All in all, it was another great day hanging out with wildlife, sunshine and zodiacs.
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