Page 70 - Up Up and Away

Everyone scrambled for the binoculars to look for the

whale. Sometimes they would see a spout of water

shooting up, which meant that a whale was close to the

surface, getting ready to dive. Twinkle and Mirabel went

from the lowest floor, where there was a snack bar, to

the middle deck; on the top deck at the bow, the wind

was fierce, and they had to hang on tight. Once the boat

slowed down so that they could see the sea lions on an

island, piled up like slugs and smelling like an old

outhouse. There was another island with snowy white

mountain goats climbing steep ledges, their tiny kids

staying close behind.

"Pelican at two o'clock," said the captain. "Wait! What

did I just say!!?? There aren't supposed to be pelicans in
Alaska!" Gallina told him the story of Joe from

Saskatchewan, and he laughed and laughed.

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