At the other end of Malcolm island, reached after travel on a logging road, is Mitchell Bay. Back in the Sixties, some folks from the U.S. settled this part of the island, living, as we now say, "off the grid." (It is amazing how interminable the road to Mitchell Bay is when you are driving in second gear.) In the meantime, some beautiful houses have been built, as exemplified by that of Thelma and Murray, who invited me to go out in their boat to look for whales. (Click on pictures to enlarge.)
The best part of the excursion was the sight of a huge pod of dolphins. They came close to the boat, swam and dived under it, but mostly they were in search of herring. They travel
fast. I could not help thinking at the time how mysterious they seemed and that they would find a prominent place in Greek mythology. It just so happened that yesterday a correspondent of this blog wrote to me about the frequent appearance of dolphins in Greek mythology. He mentioned a depiction of them, dated 1600 B.C., on the walls of a bathroom in the palace at Knossos. The picture here shows these marvelous water creatures.
Whales were seen as well. Afterward, Thelma showed me her beautiful quilts.
Goethe Girl is also working while here, as will be revealed in further posts.
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| Departing Mitchell Bay to view whales |
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| White-sided dolphins too fast to photograph |
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| Goethe Girl enjoys the ride |
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| The ocean |
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| Thelma's quilt reminded me of Goethe's color wheels |
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| Thelma herself |
Photograph credit (Knossos):
Te Ara
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