A sun shining day and we caught the end of the ebb South from Fishermans Harbor. Moderate to light wing on wing downwind sailing through Cattle Pass. The largest raft of Steller sea lions met us and took to following us. Picked up the flood to sail a beam reach to our favorite haunts of South Lopez – the coves, passes and islands home to so much wildlife.
87 sea lions on the north side of the rocks (we counted 50 sea lions in a raft that met us 100 yards to the south)
We’re being followed
Undetermined ring around steller sea lion neck
Another huge bald eagle nest
Hall Island
eagles spooks gulls
Bald eagle nest
Cormorant silhouette on Swirl Island
ring around the sun
Castle Rock
Sailing around Castle Rock
Harbor seals – Colville Island
Pair of bald eagles on Colville Island
raft of 50 sea lions
Whale Rocks – steller sea lion town
Harbor seals in a circle
Harbor seals in a circle
Immature Bald Eagle on Deadman’s Island
Black oyster catcher
Eagle on Deadman’s Island with Hurricane Ridge of the Olympic peninsula
Scanning for Minke whales
Scanning for Minke whales
Our Bullfrog Tender
Mount Baker over Shaw Island