Today was a sailing day and we watched an unpublished film of Dr Charles Berger's from 1979. It was like reality TV about people who lived an alternative lifestyle on the Yukon River. There were some really interesting characters, who for a variety of reasons had chosen to forgo the conveniences of modern civilisation. It was confronting to watch the shooting of a black bear, and even more startling to watch this young woman slit the carcass from neck to tail as she learned how to degut it. This meant that back in 1979, PBS was not willing to buy the rights.
Some glorious weather, so we were very lucky.
The afternoon lecture was on the great projects in Alaska, The highway and the pipeline.
We had an evening lecture on the naval Battle of Midway 1942 and the lecturer to my mind did an almost perfect job. He was also able to tie the events of Midway to our next stop at Dutch Harbor.
Could these be the Northern Lights? The sun has already set, and the moon has risen, and the ship was heading north? Elizabeth says that I am mistaken. It was a very cloudy night and I did have three glasses of wine.
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