Big Diomede Island Russia

We spent our last morning of activities in the middle of the Bering Strait. Just after breakfast we dropped our five Zodiacs in the water and went off to explore the north coast of Ratmanova or Big Diomede Island. Here we were less than 4 kilometres away from the border between the United States of America and Russia. Conditions were fabulous for our cruise, blue sky, flat sea and no wind. Along the cliffs we saw eight species of Alcids: Brünnich, Common and Pigeon Guillemot, Tufted and Horned Puffins and Crested, Least and Parakeet Auklets. We also saw Pelagic Cormorants, Kittiwakes and a few Snow Buntings. What a great morning for the last excursion of our journey.