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We’ll sail north of Vancouver Island, past fjords and into the Johnston Strait and then the Hecate Strait. Our first site in Alaska is the aptly named Misty Fjords, blessed with sheer mountains and waterfalls. You’ll go on to look for Tlingit totem poles and petroglyphs on the beach in Wrangell at the foot of Mount Dewey.
You’ll also visit Sitka, Orthodox St. Michael’s Cathedral. Next is Icy Bay where icebergs often float. Our aim here is to explore Guyot Glacier, hoping to see harbor seals relaxing on the icebergs as we do.
The Emerald Isle of Kodiak features the Alutiiq Museum and Baranov Museum, chronicling the city’s mixed heritage. We’ll then visit one of three possible sites in the Katmai National Park which is known for its populations of bears. The ship then goes to the small fishing village of Chignik on the Alaskan Peninsula and then to the abandoned island settlement at Unga.
Dutch Harbor is one of the most important fishing ports in the US, famous for its appearance on the TV show ‘The Deadliest Catch’. St. Paul Island is the largest of the Pribilof Islands, an Important Bird Area that also has as many as 500,000 fur seals. You’ll then visit deserted St. Matthew Island, the most isolated place in Alaska before disembarking in the famous Gold-Rush-era town of Nome for your flight back to Vancouver.