25 Jun 2013
In Bering's Wake
The second expedition of our Russian far East season got underway from the Russian port of Petropavlovsk–Kamchatskiy on 21 July.
In the Wake of Bering honors the great explorer Vitus Bering and we are visiting many of the locations he mapped. So far we have made very successful landings at the Zhupanova River where we travelled up river by Zodiac in search of the amazing Steller’s Sea Eagle. From there we cruised to the remote Commander Islands where we spent two action packed days on both Bering and Medney Islands. One of our visits was to Commander Bay where the explorer was shipwrecked and subsequently died.
We are now approaching Karaginskiy Island where we will be landing this afternoon.
19 Jun 2013
This is a day we will never forget! At 1312 we were at 50’33.55 N & 155’44.142 E as we sailed northwards from our morning landing on Paramushir I…READ MORE
16 Jun 2013
We dropped anchor in the early morning off Cape Sredniy and went out in the Zodiacs to explore in the sunshine. After cruising some way up a small ri…READ MORE
15 Jun 2013
After a memorable morning ashore exploring the tundra, we cruised the icy coastline in mirror calm conditions, admiring more Ribbon Seals on the ice …READ MORE
