Fauna
Flora
Life and Times of Richard Henry Dana
Welcome (Back) to Day 21
Naturalist Pets
100
Treasure and Chest are these types of sea snails, capable of shining their own shells with enamel.

Chestnut Cowries

100

It's the plant with huge leaves and a colorful plumage that flank the entrance to our hotel

Bird of Paradise

100

When RH Dana first arrived to DP, it belonged to this nation. That changed after 1848.

Mexico

100

In military jargon, CTQ stands for "confined to quarters." In Ritz-Carlton jargon, CTQ stands for this.

Commitment to Quality

100
Naomi's dog is named this, part 3 is set to drop this December.

Dune

200

Not to flex, but Salt Creek has abundant deposits of these bivalves located on rocks at the tidepools.

Mussels

200

It's what attracts all the Monarch Butterflies in our garden. 

Milkweed

200

He sailed aboard this vessel, a model of which unfortunately sank in 2020.

Pilgrim

200

'Kahani' means story in this language.

Hindi

200
Owen has two of these types of cats, no, not twins. 

Siamese

300

It's the largest bony fish in the world, maxing out at 2,205 lbs, living off a diet of plankton, jellyfish, and other free-floating organisms. 

Mola Mola/Sun fish

300

Agaves, aloes, and cacti are all considered these types of plants which are characterized by their water retention and thick fleshy leaves.

Succulents

300

After his tenure at sea, Dana returned to Massachusetts and attended this Ivy League University for Law School. 

Harvard

300

The lobby flowers are restocked every fortnight, which is an old-timey way of saying this.

Every two weeks.

300

Natalie's cat Mika has this type of formal-themed coloring, always very well dressed.

Tuxedo

400
This type of shark is known for it's distinctive 'corkscrew' shaped egg sac.

California Horn Shark

400

This native aromatic plant is believed to have medicinal properties by the Acjachemen and played a thematic role in the hotel's remastering.

California Coastal Sage/Black Sage

400
A statue of Dana depicts him throwing these from atop the headlands onto the beach below.

Hides

400

It's the not-so-secret secret top tier of Marriott Bonvoy, attainable only through direct invitation from the Marriott CEO. 

Cobalt Elite

400

Karen's Kamali is this type of dog breed, not the miniature or toy type.

Standard Poodle
500

This colonial hydrozoa floats on the surface of the ocean in massive groups and can spread far and wide along the ocean's currents, washing up beaches worldwide, including our own.

By-the-wind-sailor/Valella

500
Giant kelp is kept anchored to the ocean floor by this rootlike structure that sounds like a command a captain would tell his troops.

Holdfast

500

Dana expresses concern for the "Sandwich Islanders" in his sailing company, whose islands would come to be annexed in 1898. Today, we know the islands by this name.

Hawaii.

500

If you were to spend one night in each guestroom of the hotel it would take this long to visit them all (including suites).

One year and 8 days (373 rooms)

500

Natalie has one named Gilbert and would be at home on a Geico commercial.

Gecko

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