The Bagsy Blog: 12/17/13

Tuesday, 17 December 2013

When the Boat Comes In - Traditional

Well, looks like you can now once again expand the images on the Blog Post, hover the cursor over the photo and 'click'. Back the the United States of America and it's still raining here!

The PRIBILOF ISLANDS
(left of chart just below the key)

Very soon after landing on the small airstrip that serves the Island of St Paul's the 9 passengers disembarked and with my interests lying elsewhere I turned to find myself alone on the tarmac. Expecting to be met by my guide a short diversion was made to check out a small bird on nearby rocks.

GREY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH
was my first bird here and a 'lifer', but still no guide!

I found FORREST ROWLAND, my guide, in what passes for a
BEER BAR

in these parts. Just a warehouse full of all kinds of goodies which would open between 18:00 and 19:00 each day.There was another bonus when it was discovered that I was the only client on the trip.

ST PAUL'S TOWNSHIP

ARCTIC FOX

(BLACK-LEGGED) KITTIWAKE

CRESTED AUKLET

SNOW/KING CRAB TRAPS
This was the shore location where the TV programme
The Deadliest Catch was filmed.

The 'Long-Liner' NORTHERN PRINCE
returns to port with a full hold.

With the above mentioned Crabs being out of season

attentions were turned to HALIBUT one of my favourites.

Not an area generally accessible to the public, the fish factory was
to me a wonderland.

It had been suggested that I could eat in the well appointed canteen at a separate time from all the others. When finding the itinerant workforce were mainly Filipino a stop was quickly put on the suggestion. Befriending the 3 Chefs was the route to getting a tour of the factory.