I was up early and had coffee cake and coffee at
6:30 in the lounge. Outside was very foggy but did lift a
little so that I was able to wander around and take pictures of
the mountains in the mist reflecting in the calm waters of Idaho
Inlet. IT was so beautiful. We had breakfast with a couple from
Tennessee who used to live in Orlando and a couple from
Asheville. I had the caramelized French Toast with bacon and
potatoes. Once again the French Toast was very thick which
means the batter doesn't soak all the way in. In the morning we
went out with Kate on a skiff. We did a wildlife tour finding
otters, dolphins, eagles, a deer, a sandpiper and some water
fowl. When we came back had 4 minutes t get to dinner which was
a Tostada which we had with a beer. which was probably well
worth it. The entire crew seemed to work incredibly hard for
their pay. i've never encountered a harder working group of
people. We went out for our forest meander at 2:15. Our guide
was Arianna and it was an incredibly great walk through some
forests that didn't have trails. How beautiful! Arianna
identified moss and berries as well as old growth forest wood
and fernss. What a great experience. We ran out of gas on the
way back in our rubber boat which they called a zodiac.
Switching over to the aux tank fixed the situation. once back
the polar plunge was going on. I ordered a Martini then
switched to Sauvignon blanc before having a Zinfandel with
dinner which was a Sockeye Salmon. Dinner was chocolate pie
which was yummy of course. They showed slide show of our weeks
activities then we watched whales on the deck. The whales were
our last hurrah for the sea. Libbie and I went up to the bridge
to see the boat being driven which was a treat. Shep spent some time explaining
the radar navigation and triangulation system and the VHF transponders where
each ship displays it's position, name, speed and other pertinent info. It's an
amazing system and is probably the same as used on airplanes.
We never got our galley tour. It was scheduled for 2 and we had a 2:15 forest
walk. We waited around the galley until 2:10 but then left to get our rain pants
and boots on for the walk.