June 18, 2021 – 5 hours later and a similar route gives such a different sail. Winds gave us the power we needed to sail though the Wasp Islands at speed. A great blue heron on Low Island is for us an interesting find as we seldom see a heron here. Multitude of harbor seals on the reef off Yellow Island. The eagles nest on Flattop and a city of seals sheltered in the eastern cove next to a granite glacial erratic. Ripple and the Cactus Islands now painted with a different light and fallow deer on Spieden. A good breeze gave us some fun sails and we tacked our way down San Juan Channel.
Route map 6-18-21-pm
Mt Baker
Friends on cool sailboat
Bald eagle
S/V Spike Africa
Great blue heron
Harbor seals by Yellow Island
Harbor seals by Yellow Island
Looking towards New Channel
Bald eagle
Bald eagle nest
Harbor seals on Flattop Island
Harbor seals on Flattop Island
Black oystercatcher fly by
Bald eagle fly by
Glacial erratic on Ripple Island
Sunlight in New Channel
Harbor seals in New Channel
Pair of bald eagles
Pair of bald eagles
Canada Geese
Fallow deer on Spieden
Fallow deer on Spieden
Sentinel Island
Mt Baker