A Day of Pastoral Care

Today we took our pastoral staff out on the Sound for a day of whale watching. Pastor Craig & Jodi, Pastor Dennis & Diane, Pastor Bill & Terry, Pastor Nichole &Adam, and office admin Kari & Dan joined us at the Everett Marina about 10:00am.  We try to leave right after the whale watching tour heads out so that we can go wherever they go. They have a way of knowing where the whales are each day. I've been told they use helicopters and people often call in to let them know where whales have been spotted. We have found they tend to hang out around Hat Island and Camano Island. Sure enough, that is the area we spotted the tour boat.

For awhile we only saw a spout here and there or a little of the whales' backs. Toward the end of our time out we found a whale or two that were more active and we even got to see the whale's fluke. I was not fast enough to get a picture but Pastor Craig got a great photo which he gave me to add to this blog. We were all very happy with our many sightings.

When we turned around to back to Everett, I set out lunch and we enjoyed a nice warm ride. We still saw glimpses of spouts but decided it was time to stay inside.

When we got back to the marina I was able to get a great picture of all the staff. Thank you so much for joining us today! We had a wonderful time and want you to know how very much appreciated you are!