October 12, 2020 – North on the flood and today we took Presidents Channel to Lovers Cove. A nice beam reach took us to Waldron Island where we could compare the Douglas fir forests of Orcas Island with the Waldron Island oaks and cedars. From the cliffs of Point Disney we moved out towards much commotion of birds over bait balls hoping a mInke whale might be in the mix. Glassy seas but no sign of a minke today and we continued to Flattop via White Rock and onto Ripple, the Cactus Islands and New Channel. The now ebbing current gave us good speed to head back to Friday Harbor at dusk.
Bald eagle
Cedar trees
Head of Turtleback Mountain with Nob Island
Harbor seals and cormorants on Low Island
Male harlequin duck
Old historic Lime Kiln
Captain David
Madrone trees on Orcas Island coastline
Sailing along north coast of Orcas Island
A piece of Orcas Island
Orcas Island forested north coast
Fall colors on Waldron
Cedar spires on Waldron
Pt Disney, Waldron Island
Gorgeous glassy seas
Gulls feeding on a bait ball
Gorgeous day in the Salish Sea
Harbor seal with a strange pose
Flattop Island
Flattop Island
Bald eagle
Harbor seal fast asleep
Great blue heron standing on some bull kelp
Mouflon rams on Spieden Island
Mouflon rams on Spieden Island
Sailing back to Friday Harbor at dusk
Route Map 10-12-20