May 9, 2024 – We had a spectacular sail with Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 who happened to be coming down Upright Channel after we casted off. After sailing north up San Juan Channel with the orcas we broke away to explore the Wasp Islands. As we turned south to head back to Port, the orcas flipped back south, too. The orcas escorted us right back to Friday Harbor!
Harbor porpoise riding our stern wake
Harbor porpoise
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 northbound San Juan Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 northbound San Juan Channel
Harbor seals hauled out
Sentinel Island
Great camas
Pelagic cormorants and double-crested cormorant
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Channel
Look at the size of that eye patch
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 hugging San Juan Island coastline
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 hugging San Juan Island coastline
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 near Pt Caution
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 near Pt Caution
Sailing whale watching
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 southbound San Juan Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 outside Friday Harbor
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 outside Friday Harbor
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s and T46C2 outside Friday Harbor
Mt Baker
Route map 5/9/24