Good wind in Haro Strait gave us a broad reach to Mandarte Island where we met northbound orcas, T124C and T49C, two males traveling together. We sailed parallel north to Moresby Island. Interesting to see them traveling close before parting ways two days later – as can be the way with transients. We parted ways to sail to Lover’s Leap and met a deer migrating islands via Haro Strait. Always something different.
Sailing in the San Juan Islands
Harbor seals hauled out
Harbor seal
Harbor seal in kelp forest
Transient Orcas T49C and T124C
Transient Orcas T49C and T124C
Transient Orca18 yr old T49C
Transient Orca 24 yr old T124C with car carrier ship in Boundary Pass
Transient orca T124C with cloud covered Mt Baker
transient orcas, T124C and T49C
Transient killer whale T49C with Pender Bluffs in distance
Lover’s Leap Stuart Island
Harbor Seal Stuart Island
Harbor Seal Stuart Island
Deer swimming
Harbor Porpoise
Bald Eagle
Flattop Island
Sunset, Yellow Island, San Juan Channel
Sunset over San Juan Island Point Caution