Monday, October 12: Day 123

Matthias had the day off (thanks to Columbus) today so we decided to go whale hunting! Yes. That's what we do in Alaska. Maybe whale hunting isn't the right word. We were not looking to do this:It was more like we were whale spotting:We did everything that a devoted whale spotter would do. We did research, tried a variety of locations, whale calls, and whale dances. We even used binoculars. This is what we found:And actually, the whales we were looking for weren't supposed to be black, but a light grey:

See any white-gray bumps?

We didn't either. So we've decided we'll just have to try another day. We did go back to our special ocean viewpoint to whale spot, which was nice in and of itself. I kept thinking how cool it would be if a beluga popped his head up and waved his fin at us.But all was not lost. It was a beautiful day outside. High 40's/Low 50's with hardly a cloud in the sky. So it was very convenient that Matthias had the day off for one of the fleeting fall days.