October 2, 2024 – With a good breeze we had a fast beam reach sail up San Juan Channel. There was a report of orcas passing County Park slowly northbound so we moved quickly down Spieden Channel along the San Juan Island shoreline and against the flooding current. From Battleship Island we came down Henry Island scanning for the orcas but didin’t find them. We came back through Mosquito Pass and Roche Harbor and headed up to New Channel. The calm waters in New Channel were beautiful. We saw harbor seals, Steller sea lions, bald eagles, and hundreds of Bonaparte’s gulls (by Danger Shoal). The Steller sea lions were hauled out at Green Pt in sunset light.
Route map 10/2/24 pm
Great blue heron on bull kelp forest
Cormorants on Barren Rock
Kellett Bluff, Henry Island
Roche Harbor, San Juan Island
Gulls on bull kelp forest by Danger Shoal
Bald eagle on Spieden Island
Mouflon sheep on Spieden Island
Bald eagle, Spieden Island
Bald eagle in Pacific Madrone tree, Spieden Island
Harbor seals on Spieden Island
Steller Sea Lion in New Channel
Bald eagle, Spieden Island
Spieden Island north shore
Spieden Island north shore
Steller Sea lions at Green Pt, Spieden Island
Steller Sea lions at Green Pt, Spieden Island
Steller Sea lions at Green Pt, Spieden Island
Mt Baker in the sunset
Sun going down over San Juan Island
Coastline just north of Friday Harbor