August 30, 2019 – As we cast off there was heavy fog to the south. There were many wispy ribbons hanging low over Lopez Island as we crossed the channel…
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Another triple hitter! Transients T99’s, Minke whale “Sparkles” and Humpback MMX0006
August 26, 2019 – We had an incredible day – a pod of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T99’s, a minke whale whom we’ve nicknamed “Sparkles”, and a humpback whale…
Read moreMultiple minkes and a humpback whale MMX0006
August 18, 2019 – We had a whale two-fer – multiple minkes and a humpback whale – which our passenger identified as MMX0006 aka “Double Drop”. One of the minke…
Read moreJ pod with a pair of humpback whales and minkes feeding
August 17, 2019 – We had a whale trifecta – Southern Resident orcas from J Pod, two humpback whales which we identified as BCY0770 Gibbous and Valiant (two year old…
Read moreFun minke whale encounter and a sail around Lopez
August 14, 2019 – It was a beautiful sail around Lopez Island with an action packed minke encounter. Spectacular views as we watched the minke whales lunging through various bait…
Read moreHumpback whale MMZ0030, minke whales and leaping salmon
August 13, 2019 – It was an incredible day with so much wildlife. Bald eagles, a bald eagle chick, great blue herons, harbor seals, harbor porpoise, minke whales, humpback whales…
Read moreBiggs orcas T46’s and T137’s plus lots of minkes
August 4, 2019 – What an incredible encounter with the T46’s and T137’s. It was a rush getting there, but a relaxing sail back home with several minke encounters on…
Read moreThree Minkes and a Humpback whale MMY0147 on our sail
August 3, 2019 – As we circumnavigated Lopez Island we saw three minke whales and a humpback, MMY0147. That’s nothing to sneeze at! We’ve been seeing the same three minkes…
Read moreA fun loop around the islands with a minke on Salmon Bank
August 2, 2019 – Despite pointing into some lumpy seas on Salmon Bank, we found a minke whale foraging amongst many diving birds. It is a minke whale who we’ve…
Read moreMultiple Minkes on Salmon Bank
August 1, 2019 – Half day morning sail. With the tide in our favor we sailed south out of Cattle Pass. As we drifted on Salmon Bank we counted three…
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