June 2, 2026 – Gorgeous weather today and we sailed north searching for whales. We saw a pair of bald eagles in their nest on Cliff Island. Harbor seals were hauled out on the low tide exposure of Bird Rock. Hugged the forested Orcas Island shoreline of President Channel seeing more bald eagles and sailed across to Waldron Island. Hugged the Waldron shoreline seeing the Garry oak trees, cedar spires and Pacific Madrone trees bringing us to Bare Island. A great many harbor seals here with a clear view of the snowy slopes of Mt Baker. Onto Skipjack Island, another jewel in the heart of the Salish Sea. Sailed across to Monarch Head where feral goats explored the honeycombed sandstone cliff face. A Steller sea lion was thrashing around a salmon and a nice group of harbor porpoise puffed little exhales around us in the upwellings in the current rip. Onto Java Rocks before crossing back into the USA with a drop off of passengers at Orcas Island. 
North to Monarch Head and back
- Biggs/Transient Orcas T117A, T117B’s and T172 come in through Cattle Pass
- Orcas T49A1 with T49C plus T36A’s and T69D’s in Haro Strait