October 29, 2017 – It was a fall day on the water where those bursts of sunshine felt so good. There were not as many sea lions on Whale Rocks as…
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Another pair of humpbacks passing Friday Harbor
October 28, 2017 – Today felt like a repeat of yesterday. We finished up with some boat maintenance and popped out of the harbor to find two humpbacks traveling down the…
Read moreWe found 2 humpback whales passing Friday Harbor
October 27, 2017 – As our season is slowing down it’s time to get started with maintenance on ‘Peniel’. Barbara did the brightwork while David prepped for painting the cockpit.…
Read moreA sail with a pair of humpbacks
September 24, 2017 – Another day, another adventure! There were harbor seals hauled out at Low Island and several steller sea lions swimming near Green Pt. Some of the “exotic” animals on…
Read moreThree Humpbacks and a Minke Whale
September 20th It was an epic sail with 3 humpback whales known as BCX1057 ‘Divot’, BCY0160 ‘Heather’, and MMY0006 ‘Windy’ and a minke whale near Sandy Point, Waldron. Sailed over…
Read moreSmith Island Humpback, horned and tufted puffins
Sept 8, 2017 – Sailed South through islands cloaked in fog where visibility was minimal and our sense of sound heightened to the chatter of Black Oyster Catchers and the…
Read moreSail around Lopez with Humpback whale
Beautiful summer sail around Lopez. Good to see long line of Common Murres and an especial treat to see a pair of Tufted Puffins. A new young Humpback whale joined…
Read moreEmerald Marine sail
August 23rd 2017 and we sailed with the shipwrights of Emerald Marine Carpentry around San Juan Island. Stellers Sea Lions at Whale rocks and we met Humpback whales: ‘Zig Zag’…
Read moreDouble header – Humpback and orcas visit Friday Harbor
August 12, 2017 – Our passengers were locals and what do you know but the Humpback whale we met at Point Caution took us to their house. Also passing were…
Read moreA half day sail to Colville Island to see a humpback whale
August 9, 2017 – Leaving the dock we heard reports of a small humpback milling between Swirl and Colville Islands so we plotted a course to go south. The sea…
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