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Well pholks...it seems that way! Yesterday it was 82 degrees in Dutch Harbor, Alaska......Damn it was HOT!!!!! At 1100 PM last night I was walking around on the headlands in a light breeze and 77 degrees....!!!!

WOW!!!!!!!!!! Nice pictures!

flipflopgirl wrote: WOW!!!!!!!!!! Nice pictures!

I often joke about the "tourist" trade in the South Bering Sea Islands...but the way it is going.....we might need to start building a resort here!!!!

flipflopgirl wrote: WOW!!!!!!!!!! Nice pictures!

HI DH, wow that is warm for Alaska.....

Beautiful pictures.

((((((Christine))))))))) how you be???


Jeanie

Nice pics!! Where is Dutch Harbour in relation to Anchorage?

creeky wrote:Nice pics!! Where is Dutch Harbour in relation to Anchorage?

Get on a plane with lots of fuel.....Fly SSW for about 3 1/2 hours (about 900 miles). It is on the 3rd large island out in the Aleutian Island Chain. The name of the island is Unalaska. If you map is somewhat acurate Dutch Harbor is shown on the NorthEast side of the island (Bering Sea Side). The island istself is larger than the Island of Hawaii, but only as about 25 miles of roads (mostly around Dutch Harbor).

wow!! I will have a look at my atlas later! Do you live there? What is the population?

OMG... those pictures are breaktaking!

Beautiful scenery!

creeky wrote:wow!! I will have a look at my atlas later! Do you live there? What is the population?

No longer live here We lived here while I was designing and building the seafood plant here. After we started it up, I continued on as the chief engineer for about 12 years. My wife taught science (jr. high and high school) at the local K-12. we moved away in 2000 when my job changed. I still come up 4 to 6 or so times a year and it is still home to us . All of our keets were born elsewhere (because the local clinic is not able to handle newborns. They kick you off the island at the middle of the 3rd trimester), but consider it home as well......
About 3400 permenant residents (seafood plants have a transient work force, but during processing seasons total population is around 6000 to 7000)....

Give this a try.... the red dot is the island of Unalaska...

Just BEEEEAUTIFUL, Dutch!!! Those temps sure must be a shock to the system there!!!

SMLCHNG wrote:Just BEEEEAUTIFUL, Dutch!!! Those temps sure must be a shock to the system there!!!

I'mmmmmm Mmmelllttttinnngggg!!!!!!!
That and you have NEVER seen so much really really white (like Zombie White!!!!) skin in your life!!!!!!

Dutch Harbor PH wrote: I'mmmmmm Mmmelllttttinnngggg!!!!!!!
That and you have NEVER seen so much really really white (like Zombie White!!!!) skin in your life!!!!!!

Beautiful and amazing pics!!!!

I wonder if you're going to see some sunburns... That's pretty hot!

global warming, y'know...

Beautiful place: it deserves a resort. Midnight sun, I suppose? Cruise ships of just fishing noats?

..and there's no global warming, eh?

..but, those are some incredible pics, Dutch!

Snowparrot wrote:Beautiful place: it deserves a resort. Midnight sun, I suppose? Cruise ships of just fishing noats?

This time of year the twilight is around 1130 and sunup around 0500....Occasional cruise ships...NOT like in SE Alaska...not your tourist town, though you can find tshirts at a couple of stores...still a somewhat rough and tumble working town, though not the wild west show it was a mear 10 years ago.....Bring in a couple of miles of paved road, a grocery store and a gym and the women started showing up....sorta civilized the place....well...sorta.....

Dutch Harbor PH wrote:

flipflopgirl wrote: WOW!!!!!!!!!! Nice pictures!

I often joke about the "tourist" trade in the South Bering Sea Islands...but the way it is going.....we might need to start building a resort here!!!!

Margaritaville Dutch Harbour...