All Aboard Sailing

A full day sail full of wildlife

September 10, 2018 – A great day for sail winding our way through a maze of islands. We spotted bald eagles, harbor seals, harbor porpoise, and steller sea lions amidst the amazing scenery.

Sailing through the Wasp Islands up to Flattop Island, over to New Channel and around Spieden Island, back to Flattop Island, onto White Rock and Point Disney. Crossing Presidents Channel to hug the coast of Orcas Island we were treated to a stunning sunset on our way back to Friday Harbor avoiding the distant rain showers and finding a rainbow along the way.

Bald eagle

Harbor seals on Low Island

Bald eagle on Low Island

Orcas Island behind Little McConnell Island

Harbor seals with glacial erratic on Flattop Island

Harbor porpoise

Cormorants holding on to Gull Rock

Harbor seals by the Cactus Islands

Harbor seals by the Cactus Islands

Our favorite “Elephant Rock”

Mouflon ram on Spieden Island

Mouflon sheep peeking out behind the Cedar tree on Spieden Island

Harbor seals resting

Bald eagle perched in the tree on Spieden Island

Sika deer behind giant Gary oak tree

Fallow deer on Spieden Island

Steller sea lion near Green Pt

Distant rainbow

Harbor seals with honeycomb sandstone rock on Flattop Island

Harbor seals on White Rock with Pt Disney behind them

Beautiful day for a sail

Steep hillside of Orcas Island

Bald eagle watching us sail by

Clouds making way for a beautiful sunset

Glorious sunset with rays of light shining behind San Juan Island

Gorgeous sunset over Friday Harbor

WA State Ferry returns to Friday Harbor at sunset