Seth's 2nd Whidby Island Adventure

This last week was spring break so Seth and I tried to take full advantage of his time off from school. It sure was nice not having to get up at 7am every day and it was even nicer having him around all the time. We went on a three day trip to our family cabin on Whidby Island and the Harkers came with us. It was Celia and Chloe's first ferry ride, which was pretty exciting. We went out to my grandpa's new favorite restaurant, La Casita, which was delicious. Seth and I got up early on Tuesday and went fishing. The water was super clear and Seth was able to watch a fish come right up to his bait before he snagged it and reeled it in. The boys also went out to the big sand wall to do some shooting/target practice (funny how MY birthday present is Seth's favorite new toy). We played lots of frisbee, visited the town of Langley and built a pretty good fire to roast mallows. And on Wednesday afternoon we saw a huge gray whale right in front of our cabin. He was feeding off the sand shrimp and krill, it was so awesome to see. I have a video but I can't figure out how to load it quite yet. The whale would go up on his side and use one fin to dig/stir up the sand to find food. He was out there for so long that we finally got bored watching him. It was a good little vacation. I'm guessing next time we go to the cabin we will be bringin the little guy too.

Peter, Celia and Chloe

Gray whale on his side, one fin sticking out, pretty exciting to see up close