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