By Maddy, Joey, and Gray

Gray, Maddy, and Joey (left to right) riding a wild orca awesomely in the ocean. (Totally accurate graphic by Gray)

We planned on making pancakes last night, so we got right into making the batter as soon as we woke up. However, upon cataloging our ingredients, we found that we were missing eggs, which is pretty important for pancake batter. After Jacob and Miranda went on a super fast shopping run, Jacob and Joey began mixing up the batter, now with all of the necessary ingredients. Soon, the pancakes were coming off the griddle. Even though we didn’t have that much time to eat, they were delicious.

We rushed out the door (leaving Maddy behind on accident) in order to get to the Whale Museum, a place dedicated to educating and advocating for whales. Once Maddy caught up with us, we went inside and were transported into a world of whales. Our tour guide, Tracie, led us around the museum, showing us massive whale skeletons and preserved skulls of all types of marine mammals. A particularly interesting exhibit showed a conjoined seal pup, which unfortunately killed both the mother and pups during birth. After the tour was over, we spent some time walking around on our own accord, exploring the various games and exhibits.

The gang investigates a marine murder (photo by Miranda)

After the whale museum, we walked two blocks down to the Whale Conservancy, where we watched an informational video about orca conservation. We decided to have a quick stop at the market to get food before going back to the dorm. On the way to King’s Market, some people did parkour on a stairwell and might have looked really stupid (it was fun though). After a bit of decision making, we collected some non-gluten-free bread and fruit, and then checked out. Once we got back, we made lunch with the new food we bought.

We took a little break, and then Derek gave us an important task. He wanted us to go into town and collect information about the various whale watching agencies. By doing this, we were able to get a better understanding to what degree the industry is harming the whales, and get to know what happens on the tours themselves. After visiting all the whale watching agencies and having conversations with various staff members, we headed to the ice cream shop on the dock. We returned to the dorms to explain the information we found to Derek.

Then, we worked on our website and had a small break time to relax. We were able to upload employee biographies and also plan other aspects of pisaster.org ! Kika decided to make bombay potatoes for dinner. With some minor assistance from Joey and Maddy, dinner was ready by 6:30 with no delay. The potatoes and rice were especially delicious and went well with the assorted fruit. 

After cleanup, we headed outside to do some tie-dye. Equipped with many colors, we made some beautiful t-shirts and set them out to dry. We came back inside to watch a movie, this time choosing without any deliberation, as we had chosen a movie earlier in the day. Everyone was tired from a long day of fun, and we were all excited to get to bed.