We sailed through Spieden Channel to meet the J’s at Battleship. Fast travel spread in loose groups to the Stuart Island shoreline. Swinging Turn Pt at full flood with direction changes, porpoising, and milling. Our hydrophone was picking up calls and echolocation. They were clearly finding fish, excitement for all. L87 was on the outside and appeared to pull a joke on us, disappearing then re-appearing next to us. We left them to sail Pender Bluffs and returned in the sunset north of John’s Island. Painted landscape of Flattop and the twilight curtains were drawn. Drifting near the cliff face north of Deer Harbor gave us the echos of fireworks as the still waters reflected the Orcas Island firework show.
Bald Eagle, Spieden Island
J19 Spy Hop
J19 Shachi
Sailing to Lovers Leap
J41 with calf J51
J45 and J40 porpoising
J45 and J40 porpoising
J-40 Suttles
J45 porpoising by us
J14’s porpoising at speed
J14 watching us underwater
J14 with the prettiest rainbow we’ve ever seen
J14’s giving us a close pass
Spyhop
L87 Onyx
L87 Onyx
L87 Onyx
Sailing passed the Pender Bluffs
Pender Bluffs
Pender Bluffs
Harbor Seal asleep in the kelp
Sunset begins in Boundary Pass over the Canadian Gulf Islands
Pelagic Cormorants
Black Oyster Catchers fly by
Bald Eagle watching the sunset
Flattop Island in sunset light
Sunset sail
Sunset behind Flattop Island
Another boring sunset
Rhinoceros Auklets flying home with their mouthfuls of fish
illuminated clouds
Captain David pointing out the sunset incase you didn’t see it 🙂
Fireworks begin at Deer Harbor, Orcas Island
The jewel in the heart of the lotus
eyeball
waterfalls
The finale