Looking the other way, towards Chatterbox Falls and up the hill, we could see the effect of last nights rain. There were dozens of small waterfalls, and Chatterbox was more active:
After breakfast, and in spite of an off-and-on drizzle, we decided to gear up and go for an "explore" in the dinghy. Here's Bill, "geared up:"
And here's Ruth, dressed the same:
We had a fun time roaming the shoreline, looking at the birds and seals. Back at the dock, we had to have a picture of this strange rusty bouy at the end of the dock. We couldn't figure out why it was there. Note it was still drizzling:
A tradition for the NW Explorations flotillas is to gather at sundown at the MacDonald Lodge and enjoy a fire, a couple of "sundowners" and share tales. Capt. Brian has a unique way to get the fire started (uses expired distress signal flares). It works. Here's King Brian holding forth:
And King Bill imitating him. Note the nice fire:
We all packed the beverages, snacks and ourselves back to the boats for supper. Today had been one of those days of great fun and complete enjoyment of nature.
