Not a good day for our alarm clock to malfunction. I woke in the middle of the night and the clock read 3:30am. Then later it read 6:00am and it was still completely dark. Come to find out it had reset itself. Mike did wake up at 4:47am which still gave us plenty of time. We were determined paddlers rocking and rolling with the swell. I even felt a little seasick at times. Finally we rounded Cape Caution and my thoughts went to calmer waters which we will hopefully reach tomorrow. It's the real deal out here, just watching the waves crash against the shore and the boats in the distance appear and disappear with the swell. After a rough start things were looking up when we both thought we saw dorsal fins coming out of the water. Minutes later we were surrounded by orcas. We could hear and see so many. The black of their fins standing out distinctly against the fog and the trees. They put on a show for us, breeching and slapping their huge bodies against the water. It was absolutely spectacular. They are beautiful and graceful creatures. (Sonja)