Dad had rented a house for a vacation. They had invited a lot of people and all different types - the Fishers, some relatives from overseas (4 old ladies), the actor from Sliders, Aunt Sarah and Uncle Bill, a supermodel and some more. He showed us around the house, the downstairs was huge but the sleeping quarters were like a ship. They were all in one room and were little cubicles that only fit the bed - some singles some doubles. On the other side of the room the "beds" were like airline seats that didn't fully recline and were very close. I was worried about where I would sleep because I wanted to sleep with Walter but he was "assigned" to one of the sleeping chairs.  During the day, our whole group split into 2 groups - the older people and the teenagers. At one point I see Mom on stage with the older women posing for a group picture and all are laughing. Mom tells me to get the kids group together for a picture. It's a contest for the best picture. The prize is a bottle of detergent. We try to think of a theme for our picture that will make it goofy. Someone suggests doing roman numerals with our fingers. I add that we should feature our thumbs since Will is there and two people have hooks for hands.  I have some friends who have rented a house next to ours. They are lying in the sun. I am with Jessica and I know that she is wishing that she could be with our friends instead of doing all this family stuff. It makes me feel bad and anxious to show her a good time.  We are on a boat excursion in two boats - once again, the young and old in 2 groups. I see some humpback whales in the distance. Everyone is looking around for them. "There's one!", I say and there is a dark fin in the water coming straight for us. It doesn't stop and goes right under the boat. I can physically feel the fin pass under my butt. My first reaction is to clench my cheeks to stop it. The whale causes a lot of turmoil and I am worried about my mother on the other boat.  Later, I see that the whale has been killed and that Bruno has been cooking it and selling it on the street. Chef Steve comes by and I can see they are having a heated argument over how to cook the whale. [Fishers= friends of parents; Walter = boyfriend; Jessica = best friend; Bruno = grandmothers boyfriend, never met; Steve = chef that works for parents; Will = friend with no thumbs]