July 5, 2019 – A fun adventure sail by many wildlife refuges including White Rock, Skipjack and Bare Islands. Our plan almost worked out perfectly… but two out of three groups of orcas ain’t bad… The T99’s hunted by Pt Disney before traveling up into Canada and the T65A’s (minus T65A2) ventured deep into Westsound, Orcas Island (our first time sailing in there). Yummy supper in our favorite channel, New Channel, and good look at both the north and south sides of Spieden Island. Not to mention a beautiful sunset and birthday cake to end a memorable day on the water.
Route Map 7-5-19
T99’s hunting near Pt Disney
White Rock National Wildlife Refuge
Black oystercatcher dive bombing juvenile bald eagle
T99’s playing in the kelp
T99’s playing in the kelp
Harbor seals and Pt Disney, Waldron
T99’s traveling very close to the Waldron shoreline
T99’s traveling very close to the Waldron shoreline
Lots of bald eagles and harbor seals
Juvenile bald eagle and harbor seals
Strange looking seal with loss of pelage – seen two years ago by Flattop Island
Pair of harbor seals with pups
Harbor seals sleeping on Skipjack Island
Harbor seals sleeping on Skipjack Island
Black Oystercatcher on Skipjack Island
T99’s heading north
Eagles on Bare Island
Bald eagle taking flight
Harbor seals on the rocks
Waldon Island coastline
Cedar spires
Pt Disney, Waldron Island
Layers of Flattop Island
Purple ochre sea star
Belted kingfisher on end of branch
Harbor seal in kelp
Mouflon sheep on Spieden Island
Bald eagle in New Channel
Mouflon sheep in middle of cliff face on Spieden Island
Beginning of the sunset
Fallow deer under Gary Oak tree
T65A’s minus T65A2 in Westsound, Orcas Island
T65A’s minus T65A2 in Westsound, Orcas Island
T65A’s minus T65A2 in Westsound, Orcas Island
T65A’s minus T65A2 in Westsound, Orcas Island
T65A’s minus T65A2 in Westsound, Orcas Island
Sailing back to Friday Harbor at sunset
Sailing back to Friday Harbor at sunset
Sailing back to Friday Harbor at sunset
Sailing on the Peniel at sunset
Sunset over Pt Caution