July 14, 2017 – Amazing day on the water. Many bald eagles, harbor seals and mountain ranges, a tufted puffin, loads of diving birds, and transient orcas T36’s, T37A1, T46’s, T99’s & T122. Deception Pass Bridge and Mt Baker, whales passing Burrow’s Island Lighthouse, delicious bean burgers on the grill with veggies, inter-island sunset sail, meeting other orcas T77’s at sunset. It doesn’t get any better than this.
Route Map 7-14-19
Harbor seal mom and growing pup
Lots of harbor seals hauled out
Harbor seal relaxing in the kelp bed
Fun clouds in the sky
Growing eagle chicks perched above their nest
A tufted puffin
Bald eagle
Castle Rock
Bald eagle perched up above
Orcas with Deception Pass Bridge
Mix of orcas including T36’s, T37A1, T46’s, T99’s & T122
Nesting cormorants
Mix of orcas including T36’s, T37A1, T46’s, T99’s & T122
Tight group of orcas traveling up Rosario Strait
Mt Baker behind Anacortes
Fun family sailing adventure
Burrows Island Lighthouse
Orcas with Mt Baker
Rhinoceros Auklet with mouthful of fish
Male Biggs/Transient orca T46E
T46’s traveling up Rosario Strait
Orcas and backlit blows
Loads of backlit blows
Orcas and backlit blows
First Mate Barbara serving up dinner
Male orca with Mt Baker
Orcas traveling tight together
Family sailing adventure
Biggs/Transient orca family known as T77’s
Sailing with orcas during sunset
Male orca T77B in the sunset
Layers of islands and T77B in the sunset
Sailing with orcas as the sun sets
Sunset sail
Sailing back to the harbor after sun down