September 18, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed south today. A great blue heron flew by and a family of raccoons was busy foraging on Turn Island. Again…
Read moreMinke whale at Salmon Bank and Sea otter eating urchins
Minke whale at Minke Lake and a sail around Skipjack Island
September 16, 2024 – A fantastic sail north to some of our favourite National Wildlife Refuges: Flattop, Skipjack and Bare Islands. Spotted lots of harbor seals, harbor porpoise, bald eagles,…
Read moreAll kinds of wildlife on our southerly sail
September 14, 2024 – Southerly sail to Salmon Bank. We spotted lots of wildlife on our sail today including belted kingfishers, harbor seals, black oystercatchers, great blue herons, a Peregrine…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T109A’s plus cormorant chicks and seal with salmon dinner
September 13, 2024 – Sailing north wing on wing up San Juan Channel. With news of Biggs/Transient orcas T109A’s heading up the Vancouver Island shoreline from Ten Mile Point around…
Read moreSunset sail with Biggs/Transient orcas T37A’s, T100’s and T101’s
September 12, 2024 – Short sunset sail around Shaw Island with Biggs/Transient orcas T37A’s, T100’s and T101’s.
Read moreAfternoon short sail with Biggs orcas T37A’s, T100’s and T101’s
September 12, 2024 – Afternoon short sail with Biggs/Transient orcas T37A’s, T100’s and T101’s. After casting off we headed south and around Turn Island State Park. Cut across to Upright…
Read moreUp north with the Biggs Orcas T35A’s and south to Friday Harbor with the T49A’s
September 11, 2024 – Headed out of Friday Harbor into thick sea mist with magical views of the coastline draped in fog. Cut through the Wasp Islands into Spring Pass…
Read moreAround Stuart Island and returning to Friday Harbor with Biggs Orca T49C
September 10, 2024 – We sailed north today on account of Biggs/Transient orcas south of Active Pass near the top of N Pender Island. Our route took us through New…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T19’s with T49A’s followed by minke whale on Salmon Bank
September 8, 2024 – After sailing around Turn Island we met Biggs/Transient orcas T19’s (no T18 present) and the T49A’s (minus T49A1 and T49A2) socializing and milling. T19C and T49A3…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T19’s and T49A’s socializing near Limestone Pt
September 6, 2024 – With news of Biggs/Transient orcas loitering as a social group in Spieden Channel we sailed north. At Limestone Point we met the T19’s (no T18 present)…
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