June 14, 2024 – We scooted our sail earlier on account of Biggs/Transient orcas coming north up San Juan Channel. The family is known as the T46B1’s, three orcas total. We were hoping they’d come up to meet us outside Friday Harbor, but they had other plans in turning into Upright Channel. It look us awhile to catch up as they were moving steadily up the channel at about 6.5 knots, but thankfully they dithered a bit before taking Cayou Channel allowing us to catch up. They kept their speed up the whole encounter as they made their way to Wasp Passage before eventually heading North. We left the whales to have a relaxing sail through the Wasp Islands and back to Friday Harbor.
Tall Douglas Fir trees
Bald eagle, San Juan Islands
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s in Cayou Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s in Cayou Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s in Cayou Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s in Cayou Channel
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s in Wasp Passage
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s near Pole Passage
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s in Wasp Passage
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s in Wasp Passage
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s in Wasp Passage
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s in Wasp Passage
Distant view of Spieden Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s rounding Crane Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s rounding Crane Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s headed northwest from Wasp Pass
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s headed northwest from Wasp Pass
Biggs/Transient orcas T46B1’s headed northwest from Wasp Pass
View as you come through the pass by Nob Island
View as you come through the pass by Nob Island
Black oystercatcher
Bald eagle chick in the nest on Cliff Island
Route map 6/14/24