June 19, 2017- South on the ebb. Mountains, glassy seas, harbor porpoise everywhere, harbor seals even in the middle of nowhere, birthday BBQ, minke whale, a distant humpback whale, steller…
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T65A’s and T73A’s in the fog
June 18, 2017 – Misty rain – who wants to sail in the fog? And as soon as we cut the lines the scenery unfolds gaving the magic and beauty…
Read moreL pod rests while T65Bs and T36As hunt porpoise
June 17, 2017 – Our sunset trip was booked but our morning was open. Late morning breakfast at Cynthias was cut short when we heard Orca whales were see from…
Read moreA sail to Turn Pt and beyond to Java Rocks
June 16, 2017 – Strong Southerlies and we boogied North sailing double reefed. Harbor seals looking pregnant must be close to giving birth. Peregrine Falcon sleeping up high. Oyster catchers…
Read moreIncredible power, predation event
June 13, 2017 – Today we witnessed the dramatic chaos created as a transient orca family known as the T65A’s displayed their incredible power during a predation event – leaping,…
Read moreTransient Orcas, T2C’s, in San Juan Channel
June 10, 2017 – The T2Cs are currently our resident Transients. We met them on our doorstep after leaving them at East Point last night. Reduced sail as their family…
Read moreMeeting T2C’s, T65A’s, and T124A’s at East Point
June 9, 2017 – Sunset moonrise sail. The only whales we knew of were way to the North. However we knew that they could get going and head South so…
Read moreSailing in the dark with the T2Cs
6/7/17 – An evening out with the T2C’s including new calf T2C4 (possibly born end of 2016). They were down about 9+ minutes in between surface time to breathe. We…
Read moreT65As Transient killer whales with Mt Baker
June 5, 2017 – Wow, what a day spent with the transient orca family known as the T65A’s. Resting, a long slow circle around the whale watchers, traveling, catching porpoise…
Read moreHumpbacks near Pender Islands
June 4, 2017 – A fun day sailing into the wild blue yonder where we met two large humpback whales – Heather and Divot (BCY0160 and BCX1057). Flattop Island guillemots…
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