Captain “Sockeye” John, Science Director and first mate Tim, second mate and assistant Susan, and a crew of nine wonderful teenagers took advantage of August’s morning fog on Saddleback Island to sleep in for a change, study some plankton collected from the cove and re-pack the boat for a more comfortable voyage in the days ahead. The crew took to Salish Sea waters with the sun.

In the evening, Tim called in with a short report. A transcription follows:

“Hi! It’s Tim. It’s about 5 to 9pm on Monday and we are just off the water. We had a hard time getting going to day; we had to organize the boat and that took a few hours. It was: “about to leave, about to leave” for a while. Anyway, we are now over at Cypress Head. We came up from Saddleback Island around Guemes Island and came over to the north end of Cypress Island, which is Pelican Beach. Because of the late start, the campground was full so we turned around and headed back south to Cypress Head. It is wind swept, Susan is laughing right now, but we’re getting set for dinner and camping. Everyone is okay. We had a great row for 3 or 4 hours, but it’s time to get to work! Signing off for now!”