June 9, 2017 – Sunset moonrise sail. The only whales we knew of were way to the North. However we knew that they could get going and head South so we planned accordingly sailing Presidents Channel in the evening light. An eagle caught a fish right in front of us and swam breast-stoke to shore with wings. Waking from the siesta were the harbor seals of the crystal coves of the jeweled islands. Arrived at East Point to a furious flurry of very close whales before they split into a wide sweep across Boundary Pass in the still waters of sunset. And the moon rose full to their distant blows.
Bald eagle swimming with a fish
Bald eagle swimming with a fish
Bald eagle swimming with a fish
Bald eagle swimming with a fish
Bald eagle with catch of the day
Bald eagle taking off with his fish
Sailing in paradise to Skipjack Island
Calm waters on the shore of Skipjack Island
Harbor seals sunning themselves
Calm water reflections in the San Juan Islands
Fast swimming close knit transient orcas
Mix of T124As and T65As – the T2Cs split off at East Point
Mix of T124As and T65As
Eye contact from below the water
Orca Spy Peep
T124A with new calf T124A6
Backlit blows along Saturna Island
T65As
Sailing with whales at sunset
Pink reflections
Pastel reflections
Sunset whales
Sunset sail with friends
Sunset over Canada
Pink reflections
Sunset reflections
Sailing near dusk
Boundary Pass to Galiano
Full moon rising
Moonlight sailing
Full moon rising over Orcas Island