July 5, 2018 – Sailed north on the flood seeing our favorite birds, the black oyster catchers, harbor seals with brand new pups, bald eagles galore and beautiful sights of the islands. As we came around Flattop Island we received a report of the T124A’s at Sidney. We changed course to the west through New Channel and hugged the coastline of Stuart Island up to Turn Point Lighthouse. On route to Moresby Island we saw two humpback whales deep dive as the transient orcas approached. We sailed with the orcas along the coastline of Moresby before they changed course to the east for the Pender Bluffs. After rounding Blunden Island where we caught a brief glimpse of two eagle chicks in a nest before heading south by way of Ripple Island.
Black Oyster Catcher, Low island
Harbor seal in emerald waters
Harbor seal in emerald waters
Black Oyster Catcher
Bald Eagle
Harbor Seals of New Channel
Harbor Seals of Stuart Island
Turn Point Lighthouse and Lovers Leap
Purple Flowers of Lovers Leap
Boundary Pass to Mount Baker view
Two humpbacks South of Moresby as Transient approach
T124As Biggs Orcas
T124As Biggs Orcas
T 124A6 or as we nick name him ‘Corky
T124As approach Tilly Point , South Pender island
Tilly Point , South Pender island
T124A6 Corky, South Pender island
T124As Biggs Orcas and Mount Baker
Bald Eagle Roost in Snag
Harbor Seal
Two Eagle chicks at nest on Blunden Island
All Aboard Sailing Saturna Island
San Juan islands Skyscape
Harbor Seals White Rock, Point Disney – Waldron Island
Sailing San Juan Islands