What was that quote from "Field of Dreams"? Yeah, that's not it. ;-) The only whale report we had this morning put them well west of Victoria... not promising. Apparently, they were on a mission. By the time we were ready to leave, they were near Discovery Island (east of Victoria), and moving north. We decided to go north, over the top of San Juan Island. If they changed direction, this wasn't going to work out.
They didn't. In fact, the whales picked up speed. The next report put them across Haro Strait from Lime Kiln State Park. By the time we were in Spieden Channel, they were heading towards our side of the Strait, and further north. We found them a short time later, outside Mosquito Pass (near Roche Harbor). It wasn't long before a lot of other boats found them, too. Transients, and it seems that they can pop up anywhere.
We heard that there were more on the Canadian side of the Strait, so we decided to head west and check that out. Yep, that worked, too. Then off through the Cactus Islands to see if we could find some eagles... yep. Another fine day on the boat... and, another day checked off.
One of the other captains, Craig, had invited us to his home for supper. They have a great home on the south end of the island, near Cattle Pass. He has done extensive work on the house (adding another story, an elevator, and lots of great woodwork) - I got tired just thinking of all that work... and then Joan mentioned having to keep all those rooms clean. ;-) Yeah, the boat suits us fine, for now.
We had a great evening with Craig and Peggi. We have a lot in common. Of course, he asked, "So, are you coming back next year?"
"Did the boss set you up with that question?"
"No, we work together well. It would be nice to have you two back again."
Nice of him to say that. And, something to think about.
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