Some days we sail a long way in search of the whale. Tumbo Island north of East Point, Saturna, Canada returning by way of Monarch Head and Java Rocks. Beautiful…
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Memorial Sail
July 30, 2016 – We sailed north into Boundary Pass, then west around Stuart Island, and then south to Mandarte Island. Mandarte Island is one of our favorite places and…
Read moreSailing with Transient Orcas, T34s with T37 and T37B’s
July 28, 2016 – Searching for whales and finding 4 generations of Transients T34s with T37 and T37B’s. Residents are gone, and no humpbacks reported in our area. We set…
Read moreJ17s foraging at false Bay
July 26, 2016 – J17s foraging at false Bay, Double stuf J34 and his Mum Oreo J22 foraging Pile Point. J31 breaching, J14s slow North, Blackberry J27 and his brother…
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July 23, 2016 – Salmon Bank to Hein Bank to Middle Bank to Beaumont Shoals hunting for whales. We continued to the horizon until we fell off the edge of…
Read moreSunset storm clouds
We went south to Hein Bank looking for humpbacks and minkes, but instead found L85 all on his lonesome. Choppy seas and a fair wind brought us back to cruise…
Read moreA day with the L12’s
A day with the L12’s. We were happy to see them foraging from False Bay to South Beach. Four year old L119, Joy, was having fun playing with her 1…
Read moreTransients in Friday Harbor – T65As and 37As
Transients passing Friday Harbor! Cut the lines! We’re away from the dock! Introductions can come later! T65A’s and T37A’s. Our first time seeing a new calf born 2015, T37A4, and…
Read moreThis ain’t Sea World; it’s as real as it gets
We sailed north into God’s Country: Flattop, White Rock, Skipjack, then headlong into the waters above Boiling Reef. The transients had been there for 2 days, but decided leave two…
Read moreAfternoon sail along the shores of the San Juan Islands
Afternoon sail along the shores of the San Juan Islands
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