May 28, 2017 – Much excitement as J pod, last seen 15 days ago, were sighted early morning inbound from Sooke. A photograph of L55 revealed L pod may have…
Read moreAll of J pod and L87 resting in the sunset
A dinner with minke whales
May 26, 2017 – Sunset sail south to Salmon Bank for supper with foraging minke whales. Silence punctuated by blows as their sleek forms cut through the sea surface. We…
Read moreAn adventure to Sucia Island
May 24, 2017 – Always we see something we’ve never seen before. Today it was the number of eagle’s nests we stumbled across, that Steller sea lions hauled out in…
Read moreJ Pod in San Juan Channel
Seemed like the first day of Spring and we sailed downwind wing on wing to Flattop Island only to hear J pod showed up out of the blue into Friday…
Read moreDalls Porpoise and J Pod
March 4, 2017 – Our trips have begun. Chilly with moderate winds necessitated cups of hot chocolate. Sunshine through the Wasp Islands encouraged us to push on and see J…
Read moreEnjoying supper with the porpoises
9/28/16 – Beautiful September sailing in the sunshine. Our favorite part about today was drifting in New Channel enjoying supper when we were surrounded by groups of harbor porpoise. They…
Read morePeace and tranquility on the water
9/26/16 – Incredible skies with interesting clouds as we set sail towards Flattop Island, a National Wildlife Refuge. There were so many harbor seals warming up in the sun. The…
Read moreCapt Barbara’s family visits San Juan Island
It was just a few days before our wedding day. Captain Barbara’s family has come to San Juan Island for the first time. Excitement is in the air. Dad can…
Read moreWe sailed north to see some of our favorite places
Sept 15th – Utilized the tides to encompass our favorite places visiting Flattop and Skipjack Islands, Narveaz Bay, Monarch Head, Johns Pass and New Channel. The moon, one day from…
Read moreA quick morning outing with Transient orcas, and an afternoon with lots of wildlife
Sept 5th – The T65A’s, our “Resident” Transient killer whales, pass Friday Harbor early in the morning. Our afternoon trip came with the true experience of the rainforest: rain. Hot…
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