North to Canada...

Today, the Washington State Ferry crapped out and their schedule went into the toilet. We were juggling guests from one boat to another to try to make things work for getting people back in time to make sea planes and not leave any people behind who were an hour and a half late due to the ferries.

Crowd control was a big part of my day today, while Joan juggled manifests to make things work. In the end, we were able to accommodate the people who were on time and the people who were late due to the ferry. You have to be flexible.

We had to run to Boundary Pass to see a humpback today, and then almost to Active Pass to see one this evening. The Orcas are apparently on vacation, since no one has seen any in a few days.

The afternoon trip was good. The evening trip was beautiful: nearly flat water, 3 sunsets (I learned that trick in the Tetons, using the terrain to get more than one sunset), and several spectacular "fluke dives" with the humpback.   People were delighted, understandably.

I am used to doing just one trip a day... two? Whew!  

Town is hopping, the marina is packed.  The crowds that we expected from the 4th of July on, are here now.  BUSY!