August 12, 2021 – A fun evening sail meeting orcas just north of Friday Harbor including the T46’s and T137’s followed by a sail up and around Flattop National Wildlife Refuge.

Barbara and Skye

Inter-island ferry

Inter-island ferry

Harbor seals on Low Island

Orcas coming down San Juan Channel

Orcas coming down San Juan Channel

T46E

T137A

T46D surfacing

T46D surfacing

T137A with T46D

Biggs/Transient Orcas T46’s and T137’s coming down SJ Channel

Biggs/Transient Orcas T46’s and T137’s coming down SJ Channel

Biggs/Transient Orcas T46’s and T137’s coming down SJ Channel

Naturalist/Crew Member Erin with Skye

T46E

Biggs/Transient Orcas T46’s and T137’s coming down SJ Channel

Biggs/Transient Orcas T46’s and T137’s coming down SJ Channel

Biggs/Transient Orcas T46’s and T137’s coming down SJ Channel

Belted kingfisher

Great blue heron on Low Island

Harbor seals on Low Island

Black oystercatchers on Low Island

Looking west towards Spieden Channel

Little McConnell Island

Tip Top Hill on Stuart Island

Sunset sail in the San Juan Islands

Sunset sail in the San Juan Islands

Sunset sail in the San Juan Islands

Landscape layering

Flattop Island

Flattop Island

9 month old baby Skye enjoying the sail

Baby Skye rocking her cool sunglasses

Harbor seals in the setting sun

Harbor seals with honeycombed sandstone

Bald eagle nest

Sunset sail in the San Juan Islands

Forest in the golden evening light

A beautiful sunset sail

A beautiful sunset sail

A beautiful sunset sail

Pink sun going down through the trees

A beautiful sunset sail

A favorite view of ours looking west from Yellow Island

Crescent moon

A perfect end to a fabulous day

Route map 8-12-21-pm