July 15, 2024 – Great winds for sailing today around the San Juan Islands. We sailed up to Flattop Island and back spotting bald eagles, harbor seals, black oystercatchers with chicks, great blue herons, pigeon guillemots and more.

Bald eagle in Pacific madrone tree

Black oystercatcher on Low Island

Black oystercatcher chick on Low Island

Black oystercatchers with chick on Low Island

Black oystercatcher with chick on Low Island

Harbor seal on Low Island

Harbor seals and great blue heron on Low Island

Sailing near Little McConnell Island

Harbor seals on Flattop Island

Harbor seals on Flattop Island with glacial erratic

Harbor seal on Flattop Island with glacial erratic

Pigeon guillemot with fish

Falattop Island

Harbor seal on Flattop Island

Bald eagle scooping up a fish near Pt Caution, San Juan Island

Route map 7/15/24