This morning, we started off the day slow and steady with a cheeky 9:00 AM wakeup, followed by lots of time to work on our rapidly approaching projects. Most people made solid progress on their projects, and by the time our project time was over, we had to pack our lunch as we were off to Mount Grant. Mount Grant is a beautiful mountain owned by the Land Bank Trust, filled with stunning scenery looking over San Juan Island and Vancouver Island. We had around an hour at Mount Grant, before we decided to split up. Some of us decided to head down to various spots across the island for more data collection, while the rest of us headed on down to Jackson’s Beach for a quick dip and a joyous round of beach volleyball. Today’s round of volleyball was chock full of ups and downs; incredible rallies, missed serves, and crazy hits from our star player Philip Yohan “6’2” Miller. Nonetheless, it was a fun time for all who attended. We decided to have an early and casual dinner, consisting of no name tags, brilliant pizza cooked by our very own Barrie, and Tommy being judged by Emma for eating ranch with his pizza. Because we finished dinner early, we were able to make it 30 minutes early to an outdoor viewing of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” Since we were so early, we decided to frolic in the nearby garden for a little while. While the garden was beautiful, the main attraction was truly the play itself. The play was filled with laughs, fun, tragedy, romance, and even deep wisdom. Though we will depart back to our homes soon, we will leave you all with this insight. As Malvolio once said, “some are born with greatness, some achieve it, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”

Signing off for now,
The Salish Sailors