Good wind for sailing. We met two humpbacks coming down President’s Channel traveling side by side. Parted ways to explore Spieden Island and found a lot of bald eagle activity on Sentinel Rock with alarm calls from the black oyster catchers. After the serenity of drifting New Channel, we sailed on a beam reach at supersonic speed to Flattop Island and down. Half day sails offer an experience to remember.
Humpback Whale, Jones island
Pair of Humpback whales travel together down Presidents Channel to San Juan Channel and passed Friday Harbor
Sailing Speiden Channel
Bald Eagle New Channel
Immature Juvenile Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle in flight
Bald Eagle lands on Sentinel Rock
Juvenile Bald Eagle and Pacific Oyster Catcher, Sentinel Rock
Immature Eagle in low flight
Pacific Oyster Catchers Calling
Black Oyster Catcher and Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle flies over us
Fall colors Spieden Island
Picking up speed under sail
Hold onto your hat
Flattop
Sailing San Juan Islands