September 11, 2022 – We had a great sail south down the channel to Cattle Pass. We spotted lots of wildlife today including raccoons, harbor seals, Steller sea lions, bald eagles, great blue herons, hundreds of diving birds and gulls and a star fish. We searched for minke whales on Salmon Bank but didn’t have any luck finding any. We sailed from Salmon Bank to Iceberg Pt and around Hall and Long Island before heading up San Juan Channel back to Friday Harbor. It was a really fun adventure for all ages.
Sailing around Turn Island
Raccoon on Turn Island
Harbor seals near Turn Island
Close-hauled sail down San Juan Channel
Goose Island and Cattle Point
Bald eagle
Harbor seals by Deadman Island
Purple Ochre sea star
Harbor seals by Deadman Island
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks
Steller sea lions by Whale Rocks
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks
Steller sea lions by Whale Rocks
Looking at the water
Common murres
Bait ball
Kelp beds and rocks
Harbor seal with banana pose
Harbor seals by Mummy Rocks
Bald eagle
Great blue heron
Route map 9-11-22