June 13, 2024 – Upon casting off we headed north on account of Biggs/Transient orcas, T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A, coming through Spieden Channel. We met them after they came through Spring Pass and sailed alongside to watch them swim through Pole Pass. At Broken Point we caught up with them again and watched them go towards the harbor seals at the entrance to Blind Bay. A hunt ensued and it seemed the orcas were on the beach very close to shore with a lot of splashing. The T65A’s (minus T65A3 and T65A5) last seen near the Lopez Ferry Landing had joined the mix. T65A2, the large male, came in fast. We watched a lot of surface activity next to the rocks with backlit blows as we sailed west into the sunset.

Route map 6/13/24 pm

Bald eagle flying by near San Juan Island

Narrow pass between Nob and Cliff Islands

Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A

Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A

Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A

Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A

Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A

Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A

Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A

Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A

Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A

Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A

Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A

Biggs/Transient orca T36B

Biggs/Transient orca T36

Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A

Shaw Island coastline

Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A

Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A

A few harbor seals on the rocks in the bright sunshiine

Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A

Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A

T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A hunting in shallows behind the rocks

T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A hunting in shallows behind the rocks

T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A hunting in shallows behind the rocks

T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A hunting in shallows behind the rocks

T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A hunting in shallows behind the rocks

T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A hunting in shallows behind the rocks

T36’s with T36A1 and T36A1A hunting in shallows behind the rocks

Biggs/Transient orca T65A2 comes charging in during the hunting

Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s westbound Wasp Passage

Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s westbound Wasp Passage

Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s westbound Wasp Passage

Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s westbound Wasp Passage

Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s with backlit blows

Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s with backlit blows

Orca tail slap

Orca tail slap

Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s with backlit blows

Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s with backlit blows

Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s hugging Shaw coastline

Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s hugging Shaw coastline

Socializing orcas

Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s hugging Shaw coastline

Sunset sail in the San Juan Islands from Friday Harbor

Sunset sail in the San Juan Islands from Friday Harbor

Sunset sail in the San Juan Islands from Friday Harbor

WA State Ferry with Mt Baker in Wasp Passage

Sunset sail in the San Juan Islands from Friday Harbor

Ferry in the sunset

Half moon

Sunset sail in the San Juan Islands from Friday Harbor