We began today with a "Hole in the Rock" cruise. A number of ships do this trip: we chose "Fullers", who also run the ferry Mike takes to work, so the cruise felt a bit like commuting to him. The Bay is beautiful, and there is significant history around. Cook visited these islands (avoiding getting et here). I've (Mike) been doing some reading about Cook and he really was unbelievable about handling the indigenous people: no matter the provocation, he prohibited violent response (not with 100% success). On one of the islands in the Bay, he resorted to firing a canon over the heads of a group, but that was about as strong as he would go.
The highlight of the trip is the "Hole in the Rock" which the various ships line up in front of to shoot through the archway. Given the size of the ships, it is really quite amazing there are not more accidents.We had a great time, with one downside: no dolphins. The brochures all talk about dolphins and penguins and whales and so on, but the Fullers tour is the only one not to actively seek out the animals. If only we had seen one dolphin... Alexander was disappointed, but we later bought him a $3 plastic dolphin and he seems mollified.
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