September 22, 2021 – David and Barbara’s five year wedding anniversary 🙂 And a sail visiting some of our favorite places here in the San Juans. Flattop Island, New Channel, Skipjack Island and the beautiful Orcas Island north shore. Lots of wildlife, too, including more harbor seals than we’ve probably seen in one day, bald eagles, great blue herons, belted kingfishers, harbor porpoise, and various diving birds (Pigeon guillemots, marbled murrelets).
Bald eagle on Low Island sign
Island reflections
Harbor seals near Jones Island
Great blue heron
Harbor seals on Flattop Island
Harbor seal on Flattop Island with honeycombed sandstone
Bald eagle nest on Flattop Island
Flattop Island
Harbor seals high on shore
Flattop Island
Bald eagle in flight
Harbor seals on the rocks with Ripple Island behind
Harbor seals on the rocks
Currents in New Channel
New Channel waters with bull kelp
Elephant Rock on Spieden Island
Skipjack Island north side
Harbor seals on Skipjack Island
Harbor seals on Skipjack Island
Harbor seals on Skipjack Island
Skipjack Island
Bare Island
Harbor seals on Bare Island
Cormorants on Bare Island
Great sail
Orcas Island forest
Great blue heron up in the tree
Historic Lime Kiln
Bald eagle nest on Orcas Island
Family of 4 river otters
River otters on Orcas Island
River otters on Orcas Island
Pigeon guillemots in winter plumage
Marbled murrelets
Sunny September sail
