Fog can be an enemy or it can present a pathway into a strange world of vague shapes, mysterious light, and limited vision. We were looking for whales and found them as the normal colors of the day slowly emerged from a veil of gray. All morning, an outgoing tide pushed whales into Pacific swells. A breeze in the afternoon didn’t stop our excellent viewing as we explored farther into this wild place and ended the day with a purple-flash sunset.