July 5, 2017 – Unpredictable is the only rule for Transient orcas. We sailed on a flood tidal current along the forested coves and beaches that wrap Orcas North-west shoreline…
Read moreT37As and T51 near Cherry Point – circumnav Orcas Island
T37As, T51 and July 4th Fireworks
July 4, 2017 – After the parade we cut the lines to sail away from the heat of the day. Reports indicated Biggs (Transient) Orcas with again many groups spread…
Read moreT49As, T65As, & T75Bs and Deer Harbor Fireworks
July 3, 2017 – Evening sail north through Spring Pass hugging the coastline of Orcas Island admiring the forrest looking for eagles. We crossed Presidents Channel to sail with transient…
Read moreTransients feeding in Griffin Bay
July 3, 2017 – Morning sail we headed south with news of many transient orcas down south. They entered San Juan Channel via Cattle Pass and changed their northerly course…
Read moreSailing around Lopez Island with the T65As & T75Bs
July 2, 2017 – Today was an adventurous sail around Lopez Island. Beam reach from Upright Head to the west side of Blakely Island and glad we reefed the main…
Read moreCircumnavigating Stuart Island and a visit with T49As
July 1, 2017 – We caught up with transient orcas known as the T49As in Spieden Channel as they were eating their meal. Sailed downwind with the whales along the…
Read moreT49As engage with a Harbor Seal inside FRIDAY HARBOR
June 30 2017 – A second trip and a continuation of a phenomenal day. T36, T36B’s, T37A’s met up with T51 and T99’s after supper to cruise the shoreline of…
Read moreSo many transients T36, T36B’s, T37A’s and T51
June 30, 2017 – We left on an ebb with reports of Ks and fog. We found neither. But we did find growing numbers of incoming transient groups until we…
Read moreA visit to Sydney to see the T65As
June 22, 2017 – The T65A’s are our “resident” transients who we have been seeing a lot of lately. Sailing passed Mandarte Island cormorant rookery we met them south of…
Read moreMeeting T75Bs and T77s in Rosario Strait
June 21, 2017 – What an adventure. So many photos – so many favorites. Sailing north in Rosario Strait with transient orca families, T75B’s and T77’s (presumably sisters). T77’s first son, T77A,…
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