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Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Atlasova Island lies 64km / 40mi to the West of Cape Lapatka. It is the northern most in the

Monday, September 8, 2014 The World arrived and anchored off Petropavlovsk late yesterday evening, all ready for us to go and explore

Saturday, September 6, 2014 In the morning of this ‘at-sea day’ we enjoyed yet another of Prof. Ludmilla Selezneva’s lectures: ‘The

Thursday, September 4, 2014 A sea day filled with lectures and workshops. In the morning we enjoyed a second lecture by Professor

Wednesday, September 3, 2014 Today Okhotsk is a village of fewer than 5000 residents, but for 200 years it was Russia’s most important

Tuesday, September 2, 2014 This small group of islets is part of the Dzygdzyrskiy Nature Preserve and we went zodiac cruising amongst

Monday, September 1, 2014 At the western most edge of the Sea of Okhotsk lie the Shantar Islands. The surrounding water is

Sunday, August 31, 2014 The tiny rocky outcropping that is Iony Island, about 124mi / 200km north of Sakhalin Island, has a reputation

Saturday, August 30, 2014 This day we anchored off Piltun Lagoon, about midway up the east coast of Sakhalin Island. Immediately after

Friday, August 29, 2014 The World anchored off Tyuleniy Island and we got our first chance to get out in the zodiacs

Thursday, August 28, 2014 Upon debarking that morning we were entertained by a Military Brass Band on the pier. We also got

Tuesday, August 26, 2014 In the morning we walked over to Hilde and Tricia’s hotel. After a little last minute shopping,