It was chilly, foggy and damp when we started out on the trail today (65 & 90% humidity), but no one needed a jacket. The first thing we did? Check out our potatoes! There were more armadillidiidae in both potatoes! Awesome!! Why do they like these potatoes so much? Are those really eggs in the potatoes? It is all starting to pile up a lot. Maybe they're not eggs. Maybe it's poop. Time will tell. We learned that armadillidiidae do poop, but they do not pee. They have a high tolerance for ammonia, which they can pass directly through their exoskeleton, hence, no need to urinate.

After checking the potatoes and pill bugs, we found 2 beetles. One was dead, the other was near death. Why are 2 of the same beetles dead or dying? The boys found some boat sticks and drove them through the sand until they heard a really loud noise coming from the river! What is that noise!?!

They ran to the river, which was very foggy, to look for the sound. Along the way we found 8 MORE dead beetles! What is happening to these beetles? Then off to the river again. Just barely, through the thick fog, we could see a fishing boat spraying a dense stream of water. Hmm, I wonder why? The tide was very high today. Higher than we have ever seen it before. Our jumping log was almost halfway underwater! Our boat stick was a favorite toy today. Which way will the boat stick go when we throw it hard into the water?

We had a great discussion during lunch about bees and pollination. We pretended that we were bees, scooping up sand on our feet and carrying it away to pollinate other "flowers". We rolled in the sand, like bees roll in pollen. Without bees, we would have no apples!

We also learned that some trees that are still standing, are all the way dead! And if you lean on one too hard, you will knock it down.

Lots of discoveries made; lots of questions asked. All while enjoying the beauty of our river.