After a leisurely morning of pancake and eggs brunch, as well as moving forward with laundry chores and enjoying the Friday Harbor Farmer’s Market at Brickworks, the crew gathered evening picnic supplies and headed out to a beautiful late afternoon at Lime Kiln State Park.

Lime Kiln is noted not only for its history and spectacular beauty, it is the principal viewing spot for orca and other wildlife. At the Lime Kiln Lighthouse, scientists log orca sightings by individual. Each orca has unique saddle patch and dorsal fin markings. In addition, Lime Kiln houses a webcam and hydrophone to help with research affiliated with the Whale Museum and Beam Reach.

Learn more from the Whale Museum website: Whale Museum

Learn about Beam Reach research: Beam Reach

After meeting together to review the longboat voyage and enjoy a picnic dinner at Deadman’s Bay, we all went to see Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew.” Island Stage Left is a professional theater organization on San Juan Island presenting “Shakespeare Under the Stars” every summer.

Here is the Island Stage Left website: Island Stage Left