We spent the afternoon circumnavigating Lopez Island. A distance of approximately 40 nautical miles. Beautiful scenery and wildlife – but unfortunately, no whales!
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Mal nourished Humpback Whale
August 16th – Evening sunset moonrise starlit sail. Sad to meet a small humpback whale, looked mal nourished making shallow dives before heading into shallow water of Rocky Bay. Concerned…
Read moreGoing the extra mile for Big Mama, Zig Zag and Mama’s latest calf
Aug 7th – Going the extra mile for Big Mama, Zig Zag and Mama’s latest calf. After seeing Mouflon Sheep & Rams munching seaweed north forested shore of Spieden, we…
Read moreSunset Sail around Spieden Island
Aug 6, 2016 – A short sunset sail around Spieden Island never ceases to be amazing. Stepping into the sunset over Haro Strait with the animals of Spieden revealing their…
Read moreHoneymoon Sunset Sail
Aug 2, 2016 – Honeymoon half day sunset sail – a sail on the wild side. Five bald eagles were gathered in a pecking order for supper. Pigeon Guillemots were…
Read moreSail to Saturna island
Some days we sail a long way in search of the whale. Tumbo Island north of East Point, Saturna, Canada returning by way of Monarch Head and Java Rocks. Beautiful…
Read moreMemorial Sail
July 30, 2016 – We sailed north into Boundary Pass, then west around Stuart Island, and then south to Mandarte Island. Mandarte Island is one of our favorite places and…
Read moreSailing with Transient Orcas, T34s with T37 and T37B’s
July 28, 2016 – Searching for whales and finding 4 generations of Transients T34s with T37 and T37B’s. Residents are gone, and no humpbacks reported in our area. We set…
Read moreJ17s foraging at false Bay
July 26, 2016 – J17s foraging at false Bay, Double stuf J34 and his Mum Oreo J22 foraging Pile Point. J31 breaching, J14s slow North, Blackberry J27 and his brother…
Read moreDinner Cruise
July 23, 2016 – Salmon Bank to Hein Bank to Middle Bank to Beaumont Shoals hunting for whales. We continued to the horizon until we fell off the edge of…
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