We awoke to a dry but cloudy morning, warmer than recent days and hemmed by the dramatic limestone cliffs of Skanax Bay. The morning afforded opportunities for introduction to the temperate rainforest, tide pooling, and paddling kayaks or paddleboards. Banana slugs stole the show in the forest (we counted over 40 along our morning hike!). During the afternoon, we cruised Frederick Sound and Chatham Strait as we searched for marine mammals. Our search was rewarded, as a group of bubble-netting humpback whales interrupted recap and delayed dinner!
The day inspired creativity. Here, two poems:
1.
Ode to Slug
O slug, slugly slug, infernal creature
Were you to speak you would be a great teacher
Words to describe you I have none
For you have numbed me with Neurotoxin
Your gelded fate I do not desire
But it is your simple life that I do admire
By Joey Bautista, Guest
2.
Tiny fish tremble
Whales screeching for their dinner
Bullying their food
By Charlie Napier, Guest and Global Explorer
