May 19, 2018 – We embarked on a journey with lifelong friends and family; north – to infinity and beyond. The humpback whale encounter was north of Tumbo which was unchartered territory for us. We drifted together in glassy seas until sunset anchoring overnight at Patos Island.
Old friends
Flattop Island
Black oystercatchers and purple star fish
Harbor seals
Harbor seals and Pt Disney in the background
Bald eagle and Saturna Island in the background
Bald eagle swoops to catch a fish
Bald eagle on Java Islets
Some of the beautiful forested coast of Saturna
Harbor porpoise
Harbor porpoise
Glassy seas – Patos Island on the left
Monarch Head
Honeycombed Sandstone Geology of Saturna Island
juniper tree
Steller sea lions and bald eagle
Steller sea lions and bald eagle on Boiling Reef
So many little sea lions beside the huge males – females and pups?
Sailing behind Tumbo
Beautiful geology on Tumbo Island, Canada
Glassy seas at sunset
Humpback Whale
Humpback Whale in the liquid gold light of sunset
Sunset in Georgia Strait
Humpback Whale Georgia Strait
Capt Barbara
Whale Watchers
Hot pink sunset