Pacific Swift 2009 - Trip 2

We bid farewell to the warm waters, lakes and peaks of Desolation Sound today and started to slowly make our way south back towards Victoria. Hoping for some wind we ducked out into the northern portion of the Strait of Georgia. Unfortunately there was not a breath of air, but the rare sight of the open strait with not a ripple but our wake was very beautiful nonetheless. The day was spent playing secretive strategy games and finishing up the majority of lessons. The highlight of the day was encountering a widespread group of Pacific White-sided dolphins mid-strait. The playful swimmers dashed, darted and leapt around the Swift and seemingly across the entire breadth of the strait. The brought a lot of joy and excitement to our day. The atmosphere on board has changed dramatically in the last 2 days as the trainees have developed, recognized and communicated about the way they have created a caring community or "family." Last night was spent in discussion communicating and relating the things we have learned about/from each other over the last 4 days. We have anchored in Tribune Bay, Hornby Island for the night with a view stretching down the still glassy strait and the promise of a beautiful sunset.