National Geographic Sea Lion’s guests watched the morning sun paint the calm waters of Rodman Bay as we dropped anchor for our last day of adventures. A multitude of hikers took off from the ancient pilings on the beach. We followed an old logging road into a secondary growth forest, and then turned inland toward the river and followed it back to the ship. Our under-18 Global Explorers had the opportunity to learn to drive our Zodiacs, and then our guests lined up on the beach, ready to run into the frigid waters for a Polar Plunge. We capped off our last day watching a group of grey whales feeding just outside of Sitka during sunset. It was the perfect ending to a magical expedition.