Our bikes slept outside for the 1st time–Armand had to sign paper agreeing NOT to bring bikes into room.  We laugh-no way for bikes to fit in rooms-at least bikes covered w/tarp.  Thunder & rain greet us-walk to grocery store next door.  Get ch milk & bear claws-still on sugar hi from last night w/3 glasses of tea=36 packets of sugar–had to steal from 4 tables.  Write yesterdays blog–remembering bad things about leader.  Now we’re checked out, packed & loading up bikes–starts to rain harder-cover bikes & sit on covered benches.  Todays plan-bike 35 m around island-take ferry to ORCA ISLAND-bike some more!!!!  I go in office & ask what can we do HERE.  Gives me map-WHALE MUSEUM, DOCK & see POPEYE (1 eye sea lion), cute 8 lane bowling alley, movie theatre, & here’s good THAI restaurant.  Go tell leader there is a NEW LEADER TODAY-not biking in rain.  Check back into dumpy Orca Inn–which is now looking pretty good–cheapest place to stay on island by far–said Best W was $360 a night last week.  Couple who run place very nice & helpful.  Wife offers to drive us to WHALE MUSEUM (still raining).  My whale’s name is Ocean Sun-oldest living Orca in L Pod-born in 1928–one Orca is over 100 yrs.  Found out Grey Whales swim from Alaska to Mex & back every yr-3,500 miles.  Went to dock-statue of POPEYE-ask fish lady where real Popeye is–she’ll be back in 5 weeks–guess she’s on vacation.  Next stop 8 lane bowling alley–shoes $3.50 & games $3.50.  Haven’t bowled in yrs so take practice frame–balls go in gutter-can’t bend knees.  We make bet-bowling comes back to me.  The 1 who loves ch milk bowls 150 & 178-the 1 who drinks SOY milk bowled 90 &111!!  Only 4 other people there–where are You All from?  I ask.  Austin, TX!!!!  Can’t believe it–so are we–what a small world.  Go back to motel-get dirty clothes-wash clothes-eat at Thai Rest (delicious)-dry clothes-go see BUTLER at movie theatre (wonderful).  Need to go-Armand is leaving.