On the cold and misty morning of Nov. 24, Mikala Wheeler woke up in the wee hours while most of the Valley was still asleep. She packed her lunch and stuffed her dry suit and snorkelling equipment into the back of her SUV.
At 6 a.m., she boarded the Powell River ferry en route to the Theodosia River for the last time this season.
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