October 14, 2020 – Great to see the bald eagle pair back on the coastline South of Point Caution after their sojourn to the mainland rivers. Dramatic sky-scapes today and we took a route through the Wasp Islands, Spring Pass and White Rock to bring us up to Sandy Point on Waldron. There had been reports of a minke whale here, but we didn’t locate it before turning around and sailing wing on wing towards Ripple Island. An Immature bald eagle was on top of the aspen grove. We thread our way through the Kelp forests and the Cactus Islands. A scurry of gulls indicated a bait ball in the pass and two bald eagles joined in with diving toward the fish. Gorgeous reflections in mirror waters of Spieden Channel this evening. A fallow buck was calling and there was a stellar sea lion at Green Point. The sunset kindled until the sky was on fire on our sail back to Friday Harbor tonight.
Bald eagle outside of Friday Harbor
Another bald eagle outside of Friday Harbor
Dramatic skies
Gorgeous skyscapes
Bald eagle on White Rock
Harbor seals hauled out near White Rock
Sailing wing on wing
Juvenile bald eagle on Ripple Island
Pair of bald eagles near the Cactus Islands
Bald eagles flying down to grab bait fish
Active bait ball with gulls and bald eagles
Harbor seals near the Cactus Islands
Active bait ball with gulls diving down
Sky reflections
Fallow bucks on Spieden Island
Steller sea lion near Green Pt
Beautiful sky throughout our sail
Clouds changing colors with the sunset
Sun going down over San Juan Island
Sun going down over San Juan Island
Friday Harbor at sunset
Clouds illuminated by the sun
Hot pink clouds over San Juan Island
Route Map 10-14-20