August 18, 2019 – We had a whale two-fer – multiple minkes and a humpback whale – which our passenger identified as MMX0006 aka “Double Drop”. One of the minke whales we spotted at the bottom of Salmon Bank was one of our regulars… whom our previous passenger nicknamed ’Sparkles’. Every trip is different!
Route Map 8-18-19
Nesting cormorants and gulls on Goose Island
Great blue heron
Bald eagle
Lots of red necked phalaropes around
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks
Brandts Cormorants on Whale Rocks
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale
Minke whale aka ‘Sparkles’
Humpback whale MMX0006
Humpback whale MMX0006 and Olympic Mountains
Humpback whale exhale
Humpback whale MMX0006 dorsal fin
Humpback whale tail
Humpback whale tail
Humpback whale tail in the sun streak
Humpback whale tail in the sun streak
Humpback whale with Olympic Mountains
Humpback whale with Olympic Mountains
Crazy currents in Cattle Pass
Cattle Pt Lighthouse