While the folks in 29 Palms and Phoenix were suffering with record heat, we were getting dressed to stay warm and dry on our all-day excursion around the discovery islands. What a day it was! We were fortunate enough to run into two humpback whales frolicking off the southern point of Quadra Island. For 15 minutes they would dive deep and come up breaching, swim around slapping their dorsal fins, which were bigger than I am, blowing a spray from their blow holes, and doing it all around our little boat! Wow! How do you top that?? Well, the day didn't end there. We were able to stay down wind of a grizzly bear and get quite close to him on the shore, also a black bear, a small herd of elk, and lots of eagles. We had a picnic lunch on the porch of a small country store on the remote end of an island and all day long enjoyed spectacular waterfalls and scenery. This day was definitely a highlight of our trip.
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