North through the Wasp islands, Spring Pass, Flattop Island and into New Channel. Making good time wit the ebb current we crossed Haro Strait into Canada. We met the T60s family of Transient Orcas with T2B and T59 near Sidney Island. They were quite playful while traveling with tail slaps and pec fin slaps and swimming on their backs. New calf T60G was full of energy. We left them at D’Arcy Island and sailed North to visit the Cormorant rookeries of Mandarte island. A good sail back across Haro Strait for supper in New Channel and to visit the Cactus Islands before sailing home.
Route Map 9-4-19
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle nest
Harbor Porpoise
Harbor Seals on Flattop Island
T60C and T60D
T60C Tail slap
T60D Tail slap
Whale swimming on back with calf
T60G calf with T60C
T60s Transient Orca family
T60 with her calf T60G
Pec fin slap
Pec fin slap
T60s Transient Orca family
T60s Transient Orca family
Trees on D’Arcy Island
Black Oyster catchers and Mount Baker
Sailing passed Mandarte Island
Mandarte Island
Mandarte Island
Bald Eagle
Harbor seals and kelp forest of New Channel
Harbor Seal Cactus islands
WA state inter-island ferry with Mount Baker