November 13th

Today has been the opposite of all our days for the last two weeks. It has been mellow it's early afternoon and while Gabe naps will write this- Olive will try to steel the pen while I write. We are sailing between mountains of dense pine trees on either side of us. The ferry experience is cool. Everyone on the ferry looks like an adventurer, with the exception of a couple 'freaks' as Gabe calls them. The pine trees are so thick they go right to the waters edge. Today right after we woke up we crossed a rather rough patch of open ocean which tossed us around making it difficult to walk without holding onto something. Now we are safe in the inlet and on the lookout for wildlife out of our cabin window. The ferry is big, and many people don't have rooms but just sleep in common areas, or observation lounges. There's a gift shop, dinning room/cafe, playroom, several lounges, a bar, and even a movie theater where they play movies all fatback to back. The deck is a nice place to hang out although it's always misty and breezy. Everyone so far has been really friendly, even the freaks. Later today we will cover the birds and try an afternoon movie. We won't be in a port until tomorrow morning, for now lots of ginger tea.