On Monday, October 31 the Road Scholars had a buffet breakfast at 7:30am in the Motel's conference room. Our caterer was Angie Raab. Our Group Leader was John Pachuta, a travel guide, educator, actor and kayak guide; he has won the Island Quest (a locally held Adventure Race) the past two years.
At 8:30am we had a presentation on the Salish Sea ecosystem: "Intro to the Salish Sea" by Shann Weston. At 10:15 we heard a talk about Coast Salish Native history: "Coast Salish Law" by Russel L. Barsh. He has published a recent paper on the Coast Salish "woolly-dog" with Joan Megan Jones and the late Wayne Suttles. We had lunch at noon.
At 1:00pm we departed by bus for an excursion of the northern areas of San Juan Island. We visited Lime Kiln Lighthouse/Park, San Juan National Park (British/English Camp), the IMA Sculpture Park, and Roche Harbor with its Historic Hotel de Haro. Lime Kiln Lighthouse (activated 1919), located on the west shore of San Juan Island and situated on Haro Strait, is now an Orca whale observation station. We saw Mona the Camel on the drive back.
We had buffet dinner at 5:30. Afterwards we had a presentation "View from the Islands" by Greg Hertel. Greg lives with his wife, two old cats and numerous motorcycles in a house that he built in 1987. His talk offered an insider's look at contemporary life in the islands, and explored issues affecting Island life.
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