NW/WWF-Day 9-Doing a Bit of Island Exploring

We had our first bit of rain overnight. It wasn’t much, and the day ended up being gloriously sunny and warm. We did our morning stuff, then set out on a little hike. First we checked out the Smithwick Mine site. 

Info if you want to read about it. 

The mine? Looks like just a hole. 

Next we headed out on the trail to Suzy’s Cave. Officer Seth had given me the intel on the trail. 

Nice trail. 

Fungi. 

The harbor where the seaplanes come in. 



Suzy’s Cave. It’s not a big one, but cool. 

This little tunnel at the back of the cave…we didn’t crawl through it. 

Perfect snack rock!

Seth had told us the return trail along Rock Harbor was more rock scrambling. I was wearing my sandals, and Lani had her bike shoes. Still, we are loath to go back the same way, so we braved it. Yes, there were more rock slabs, but it was fine. 

Photo courtesy of Lani. 



Photo by Lani. 

Much sunnier and drier on the Rock Harbor side. 

Now we are in the auditorium where, believe it or not, they have WiFi! Unfortunately, with the WiFi came some bad news. A good friend passed away doing what he loved most, riding his bike. A bit of a dark cloud on the day…