September 16, 2021 – What a fun adventure it was circumnavigating Lopez Island. We had a fantastic view of the Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T18’s (mostly T18 and T19C) followed by a pair of humpback whales BCZ0298 “Split Fin” and “Lucky”.
Harlequin ducks
Raccoon
Harbor seals on the rocks
Harbor seals on Goose Island
Cormorants on Goose Island
Cattle Point Lighthouse, San Juan Island
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks
Steller sea lion checking us out
Harbor seals on Mummy Rocks with the tip of Mt Baker
Bald eagle on Long Island
Great blue heron on bull kelp bed
Rocks and Mountains
Lopez Island and Castle Rock
Sailing along S Lopez
Castle Rock
T18, born est. 1974
T18 with T19C with Olympic Mountains
T18 with Smith Island in distance
T19C, born 2001
T18 with T19C
T19C with exhale
T19C and his wavy fin
T18 with T19C
T18 with T19C
T19C with Olympic Mountains
Harbor seal with skate and gulls looking for scraps
Humpback “Lucky” with Mt Baker and Burrows Island Light
Humpback “Lucky” with Burrows Island Lighthouse
Humpback whale BCZ0298 “Split Fin” and Mt Baker
Humpback “Lucky” with Burrows Island Lighthouse
Humpback “Lucky” arching back
Humpback “Lucky” tail flukes
Humpback “Lucky” tail flukes
Humpback “Lucky” tail flukes-notice all the orca teeth rake marks
Humpback whale BCZ0298 “Split Fin”
Humpback whale BCZ0298 “Split Fin” tail flukes
Humpback whales BCZ0298 “Split Fin” and “Lucky”
Humpback whales BCZ0298 “Split Fin” and “Lucky” with noisy ship
Humpback with Olympic Mountains
Humpback with Olympic Mountains
Humpback whale “Lucky”
Humpback whales BCZ0298 “Split Fin” and “Lucky”
Humpback whale BCZ0298 “Split Fin” tail
Humpback whale BCZ0298 “Split Fin”
Humpback whale “Lucky”
Humpback exhale
Humpback with Olympic Mountains
Humpback with Olympic Mountains
Mt Baker with Skyline, Fidalgo Island
Bird Rocks
Mt Baker with Ferry
Cormorants on Bird Rocks
Steller sea lions on Bird Rocks
Steller sea lions on Bird Rocks
Mt Baker with layers
Blakely Island
Blakely Island
Cormorants on Upright Head
Picnic Point, Shaw Island
Route map 9-16-21