Another Day at Stryker Island
August 2nd (Friday) We went out for another early morning kayak paddle to take advantage of the low tide for viewing. We headed out to the outer and more open side of the land as we were curious to see what different things we might see, but we found that there was so much kelp that we could not get close enough to shore, and when we could, all we saw was many types of kelp. It was neat to see all the different types and colours, but it was not so good for viewing other things. We headed back around to the more protected side where there was less kelp. The animal that we have been calling a Marten, we are no longer sure if it is in fact a Marten, it is possible that it is a Mink, or even a Weasel. Either way, we saw a couple of them today. Marten, mink, or weasel? One of them was coming down the rocks on shore to look for food, and I stopped paddling just as he looked at me. He sniffed the air and stared, and then as I was silently drifting closer he carried on with...