First Cruise Ship of the year…
The first Cruisewest Cruise tour ship of the year, the Spirit of Oceanus, landed at Nash Harbor on Sunday the 25th of June.
Students had the opportunity to mingle with the tourists and get to know these visitors, many of whom were visiting from different places around the world. I’m not sure who learned more, the students, the tourists or the NIMA employees…it was a good cross cultural exchange.
The tours included a cultural tour (led by NIMA youth from Mekoryuk, Ben
Weston and Amanda), an extended hike up the ridge (led by Wayne Don - NIMA board), history tour (w/ Elder, Joe David and Dr. Rick Knecht) and some Bering Sea kayaking (led by aoc voluteers Steve Carr and Chris Pike) for the adventourous at heart.
About 65 people disembarked from the boat and landed ashore…NIMA corporation officials and Cruisewest administrators viewed it as a success as everyone involved seemed pleased with the outcomes…the tourists left with a better understanding of Nunivak and the people of Alaska, the students got a chance to interact with new and interesting folks and NIMA corporation brought some tourist $ to their island community.
More information on the CruiseWest tours can be found on the Cruisewest blog and on their websites.
http://www.cruisewest.com/blog/voyage/voyage_06210601.aspx
http://www.cruisewest.com/cruisewest/experience/ships/soo.aspx
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June 30th, 2006 13:46
Martin,
What a thrill to find this post! The video is fantastic. We feel so fortunate to be welcomed to visit Nunivak and thank you for your kindness and hospitality. Visits such that these are what make our cruises so special. From all of us at Cruise West, thank you, thank you, thank you for allowing us to be a part of your world- if only for a few hours. We are truly blessed.
July 2nd, 2006 08:30
Fabulous footage, Brother! Will there be a Nash Harbor Film Festival next summer? We were beginning to think that we were going to have to import Chip Carpenter & Isaiah to get internet connectivity down here in the lower 48! Catch up with you later –