Happy Old New Year!

In the Dutch Harbor weather equivalent of bowling a 300, we islanders enjoyed glorious blue skies on New Year's Day #1 and New Year's Day #2. How can you have two new year's days in just two weeks without time travel or even time zone travel? Easy! Use a different calendar! Russian New Year is celebrated every January 14. For those of you who needed an extra excuse to celebrate, now you have it.

At any rate, it bodes gloriously well for 2008. HF really delivered the goods. Did we mention the spectacular scenery when the skies are blue? Check it out...

Above is the airport with Pyramid Mountain in the background.





Catching a sunset... you wouldn't believe us if we told you how rare this actually is. In the picture above, you can even see the volcanic peak of Akutan Island in the distance.







Sunset 360 view from the Ballyhoo summit. You may notice a tad bit of wind.