July 17, 2022 – A sail to Flattop Island, through New Channel, and around Stuart Island finished off with a shore excursion to Yellow Island Nature Preserve. Other trip highlights include many bald eagles, a couple bald eagle nests, lots of harbor seals including new pups, black oystercatchers, a harbor seals eating an octopus, and Turn Pt Lighthouse.
Bald eagle
Harbor seals on the rocks by Low Island
Harbor seal mom and pup on Low Island
Bald eagle on Flattop Island with honeycombed sandstone
Harbor seals on Flattop Island with honeycombed sandstone
Harbor seals on Flattop Island
Juvenile bald eagles with harbor seals on Flattop Island
Harbor seal mom and pup on Flattop Island
Harbor seals on the rocks in New Channel
Harbor seals on the rocks in New Channel
Harbor seals on the rocks in New Channel
Harbor seals on the rocks in New Channel
Harbor seal eating an octopus
Harbor seal eating an octopus
Harbor seal eating an octopus
Harbor seal eating an octopus
Harbor seal eating an octopus
Bald eagle above nest on Stuart Island
Bald eagle fly by
Totem Pole on Stuart Island
Bald eagle with Madrone tree
Turn Pt Lighthouse, Stuart Island
Lovers Leap, Stuart Island
Turn Pt Lighthouse and Lovers Leap, Stuart Island
Majestic bald eagle on Stuart Island
Stuart Island coastline
Canada geese on Stuart Island coastline
Looking glassy in Haro Strait
Young passenger taking the helm
Pt Disney through the gap
Elephant Rock
Mouflon rams on Spieden Island
Barbara and Skye with our passengers
Black oystercatchers on Yellow Island
Using our Bullfrog tender to go ashore on Yellow Island
Using our Bullfrog tender to go ashore on Yellow Island
Yellow Island Nature Preserve
Yellow Island Nature Preserve
Yellow Island Nature Preserve
Skye enjoying Yellow Island Nature Preserve
Yellow Island Nature Preserve
Yellow Island Nature Preserve
Our sailboat Peniel, at anchor by Yellow Island
Yellow Island Nature Preserve
Pacific Madrone tree
Yellow Island Nature Preserve
Yellow Island Nature Preserve
Yellow Island Nature Preserve
Caretakers cabin on Yellow Island Nature Preserve
Yellow Island Nature Preserve
Yellow Island Nature Preserve
Yellow Island Nature Preserve
Yellow Island Nature Preserve
Yellow Island Nature Preserve
Yellow Island Nature Preserve
Our sailboat Peniel, at anchor by Yellow Island
Our sailboat Peniel, at anchor by Yellow Island
Our sailboat Peniel, at anchor by Yellow Island
Bald eagle on Low Island
Route map 7-17-22